Rembrandt van RijnDutch, 1606–1669Andromeda Chained to the Rocks
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Andromeda Chained to the Rocks” now? Collection: Mauritshuis, The Hague. Unknown.
The Hague, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Andromeda Chained to the Rocks (1630) is a 34 cm × 24.5 cm (13.4 in × 9.6 in) oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt. It is exhibited now in the Mauritshuis, The Hague, Netherlands. Andromeda is Rembrandt's first full-length mythological female nude history painting and is taken from a story in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Details
- Accession number
- 707
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Mauritshuis — Rembrandt · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Rembrandt van Rijn
The whole life1625–1631 · Workplace
Leiden
14 January 1628 – 1631
Pupil: Gerrit Dou
1629
Meeting Constantijn Huygens
In 1629 the artist was noticed by the poet and patron Constantijn Huygens, secretary to the Prince of Orange. He helped Rembrandt connect with wealthy clients and commissioned religious paintings for the Prince of Orange.
1629–1631
Pupil: Isaac de Jouderville
1631–1669 · Workplace
Amsterdam
