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The sow
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Rembrandt possibly saw this sow at the Amsterdam pig market. He made a detailed study of the creature and later set it in a narrative context. With rapid lines, he added a butcher preparing for the slaughter, and an excited boy playing with a pig’s bladder. In this, Rembrandt got ahead of himself, for the sow still has her bladder.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe zeug. 1643. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
