Reclining female nude (1658)
Rembrandt van Rijn1658 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1669)
Specifications
- Year
- 1658
- Nationality / school
- Dutch
- Lifespan
- 1606–1669
About the artwork
"Reclining female nude" (1658) is a work by Rembrandt van Rijn. Context for 1658: In the Dutch Republic, a prosperous middle-class market supported landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and scenes of daily life painted at a modest scale for the home. The seventeenth century is the age of the Baroque, which favoured dramatic light, movement, and strong emotion in the work of painters in Italy, Spain, and Flanders. Background on Drawings: Drawings range from quick preparatory sketches to finished works in pen, chalk, charcoal, graphite, or wash. Because line carries so much of the effect, drawings tend to reward close looking at the quality of the mark. It is listed in the Drawings collection. The image is in landscape orientation.
"Reclining female nude" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Dutch, 1606–1669
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