Rembrandt van RijnDutch, 1606–1669Lezende vrouw
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Lezende vrouw” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Art of the 17th century teems with reading figures, namely saints, prophets, or lay people studying the Bible. However, that is not what Rembrandt depicts here. This is an intimate, domestic scene in which a contemporary woman is engrossed in reading. The text cannot be recognized, but given the book’s relatively small size, it is probably not a Bible.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-738
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Rembrandt van Rijn
The whole life1631–1669 · Workplace
Amsterdam
1634
Marriage to Saskia van Uylenburgh
Rembrandt married Saskia van Uylenburgh, cousin of the art dealer Hendrick van Uylenburgh; the wedding took place in the church of Sint Annaparochie without the artist's relatives. The marriage opened his access to commissions from prosperous burghers.
22 June 1634
Married: Saskia van Uylenburgh
1634–1636
Pupil: Govert Flinck
1635–1640
Pupil: Leendert van Beijeren
1636–1640
Pupil: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
