Old Woman with a Baby in her Arms
ca. 1643
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with wash in three shades of brown and gray.
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 4 11/16 in. (15.9 x 11.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Culture
Dutch
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.797
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About this artwork
This drawings titled "Old Woman with a Baby in her Arms" by School of Rembrandt van Rijn dates to ca. 1643. Executed in pen and brown ink, with wash in three shades of brown and gray., this work represents Dutch artistic traditions. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major museum collection attests to its significance in the broader narrative of art history. As part of institutional holdings, it serves both schola...
About the Artist
School of Rembrandt van Rijn · 1606–1669
**The School of Rembrandt van Rijn** The School of Rembrandt van Rijn refers to the collective body of artists who trained and worked in the workshop of the master Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) during his active career in Leiden and Amsterdam. Rembrandt operated a large and prolific studio, where pupils paid 100 guilders annually for instruction, allowing him to earn su...