Vrouw op haar doodsbed, Jacques de Gheyn, 1596 - 1601
Jacques de Gheyn, portraitJacques de GheynDutch, 1565–1629

Vrouw op haar doodsbed

1596 - 1601 · Design

Can I see it?

Unknown

Where is “Vrouw op haar doodsbed” 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

The eyes in this woman’s gaunt and sunken face seem unnaturally large. De Gheyn clearly focused on her face and folded hands, portraying them in great detail. The clothing and bedcovers, in contrast, are depicted much more sketchily.

Rijksmuseum

Details

Accession number
RP-T-1898-A-3963

What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

In the life of Jacques de Gheyn

The whole life
  1. April 1591 – 1595 · Workplace

    Amsterdam

  2. 1596 · Workplace

    Leiden

  3. 1596

    Son born: Jacob de Gheyn III

  4. 1597 · Workplace

    Amsterdam

  5. 1598–1599 · Workplace

    Leiden

  6. 1601–1629 · Workplace

    The Hague

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