Jan SteenHolandia, 1626–1679Het toilet
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Gdzie jest teraz „Het toilet”? Kolekcja: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Nie wiadomo, czy jest dziś na wystawie.
Amsterdam, Holandia
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- Źródło
- Muzeum
O obrazie
Jan Steen shows a young woman preparing for bed in Woman at her Toilet, painted in 1655–1660 and now at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. She is taking off a stocking, and the pressure of its garter has left a mark beneath her knee. Her lifted skirt exposes her legs to the viewer. This degree of bodily exposure was not accepted throughout the picture's history. An added petticoat once concealed her thighs; this covering was still present a century ago, concealing the legs that Steen had originally shown.
Opis muzeum
Presented here is an intimate moment of a young woman undressing before going to bed. She is in the midst of pulling off a stocking, with the imprint of the garter still visible just below her knee. The raised skirt provides a glimpse along her legs. Such explicit nudity, however, was not always deemed acceptable; until a hundred years ago, an underskirt was painted over her thighs.
Rijksmuseum
Szczegóły
- Numer inwentarzowy
- SK-A-4052
Co przedstawia
W katalogu
Źródła
- Rijksmuseum
- Zdjęcie: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Z życia: Jan Steen
Cały życiorys1654–1657
The “De Slang” brewery in Delft
In Delft Steen ran the brewery “De Slang” (“The Snake”) for three years without much success; his father had leased it for him.
1655
Son born: Cornelis Steen
1656–1660
Warmond: productive years
From 1656 to 1660 Steen lived in Warmond, just north of Leiden, and was especially productive.
1660–1670
Haarlem: his most productive period
From 1660 to 1670 Steen lived in Haarlem, and this was the most productive period of his life.
