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Reclining female nude
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This woman was long thought to be African; however, this is almost certainly not the case. It is plausible that Rembrandt, the master of light and dark, took on an artistic challenge: namely, how to depict the model’s skin when she is lying in a dark closetbed? Noteworthy is the fact that virtually all of Rembrandt’s female models wear a little cap – here, too.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineLiggend vrouwelijk naakt. 1658. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
