Portrait of a Woman
about 1632 | Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The composition of this portrait is closely related in posture and gesture to its counterpart, the “Portrait of Man” (Inv. No. GG 407), and the same materials and techniques were used in both paintings. Because of the somewhat stiff and passive posture of the woman, the scholars of the Rembrandt Research Project decided that this portrait is not in that painter’s hand. A recently suggested attribution is to Ferdinand Bol, although he did not work in Rembrandt’s studio until after 1635.
The composition of this portrait is closely related in posture and gesture to its counterpart, the “Portrait of Man” (Inv. No. GG 407), and the same materials and techniques were used in both paintings. Because of the somewhat stiff and passive posture of the woman, the scholars of the Rembrandt Research Project decided that this portrait is not in that painter’s hand. A recently suggested attribution is to Ferdinand Bol, although he did not work in Rembrandt’s studio until after 1635.
Artist:
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn und Werkstatt (1606 Leiden - 1669 Amsterdam) DNB
Time:
about 1632
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Dutch
Material/technology:
Walnut wood
Dimensions:
90 x 67,5 cm
Framed: 114,7 cm × 92,4 cm × 8 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 409
Provenance
1783 documented in the gallery