Vrouw bij de wieg, Nicolaes Maes, 1652 - 1662
Nicolaes Maes, portraitNicolaes MaesDutch, 1634–1693

Vrouw bij de wieg

1652 - 1662 · Painting

Can I see it?

Unknown

Where is “Vrouw bij de wieg” 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 painting

Has the baby fallen asleep yet? A woman carefully lifts the cloth draped over the cradle. Her book of verses rests in her lap. The fall of light and warm red hues of the blanket draw attention to the woman with her child. Maes heightened the intimacy of this scene by incorporating a drawn-back curtain at the right.

Rijksmuseum

Details

Accession number
SK-A-4047

What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

In the life of Nicolaes Maes

The whole life
  1. 1648–1653

    Teacher: Rembrandt

  2. 1648–1653 · Workplace

    Amsterdam

  3. 1653–1665 · Workplace

    Dordrecht

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On view at Rijksmuseum

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