Bewusteloze vrouw, ondersteund door twee figuren

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Swooning Woman Supported by Two Figures

Ferdinand Bol

ca. 1640

Medium

pen and brown ink, with opaque white; traces of framing line in brown ink

Dimensions

h 139mm × w 151mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; deck paint; ink

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

death of Lucretia: she commits suicide by stabbing herself

Production Place

Amsterdam

Acquisition Method

gift

Acquired

1930

Notes

…; collection Joseph Daniël Böhm (1794-1865), Vienna (L. 271 and 1442); his sale, Vienna (A. Posonyi), 4 December 1865 sqq., no. 1365, as Rembrandt...

Collection Type

drawings

About Ferdinand Bol

1616–1680 • Dutch Republic

As a very young man, Bol moved to Amsterdam, where he worked under the direction of Rembrandt, with whom he formed a friendship. Comment on works: Religious; History; Portraits