Rembrandt van RijnDutch, 1606–1669Het ledikant
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Het ledikant” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Salacious depictions were hardly unknown in the 17th century, but few were as explicit as this print. For a long time, the etching was viewed with disgust, and from the 19th century onwards, some people simply could not accept that Rembrandt had made it. Its experimental character is evident from a detail: the woman has two left arms. Rembrandt never tried to remove this extra arm.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-633
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Rembrandt van Rijn
The whole life1631–1669 · Workplace
Amsterdam
1639–1658 · Residence
Rembrandt House Museum
1642–1648
Pupil: Christopher Paudiß
1643–1646
Pupil: Samuel van Hoogstraten
1648–1652
Pupil: Nicolaes Maes
