A Woman Bathing in a Stream

Oil painting by Rembrandt
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A Woman Bathing in a Stream
ArtistRembrandt
Year1654
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions61.8 cm × 47 cm (24.3 in × 19 in)
LocationNational Gallery, London

Woman Bathing or A Woman Bathing in a Stream is a c.1654 painting by Rembrandt, now in the National Gallery, London, which acquired it in 1831. It was probably modelled on Rembrandt's partner Hendrickje Stoffels, and represents a woman in a vulnerable state, stepping into her bath.[1] Some scholars believe the painting is meant to represent the nymph Callisto, bathing apart from Diana's entourage.[2]

The painting is broadly executed. Art historian Gary Schwartz refers to it as an "oil sketch enlarged to the dimensions of a full-scale painting" and calls it "one of the freshest and most original of Rembrandt's works in oil."[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Munz, Ludwig (1984). Rembrandt. New York: H.N. Abrams INC. pp. 94. ISBN 0810915944.
  2. ^ Golahny, Amy. "Rembrandt's Callisto Bathing: Unusual but not Unique". Aemulatio: 318–325 – via Academia.edu.
  3. ^ Schwartz, Gary (1985). Rembrandt: His Life, His Paintings. London: Penguin. p. 295. ISBN 0-14-015766-2.

External links

  • A Woman Bathing in a Stream, The National Gallery website.
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