Two Studies of a Woman Reading
Medium
Pen and brown iron-gall ink
Dimensions
sheet: 6 13/16 x 5 7/8 in. (17.3 x 15 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number
29.100.932
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About this artwork
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)'s "Two Studies of a Woman Reading" (1635–40) The work, executed in pen and brown iron-gall ink, measures sheet: 6 13/16 x 5 7/8 in. and Prints served crucial roles in disseminating artistic ideas and images across geographic and social boundaries. This work provides valuable insights into Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)'s artistic practice and the broader cultural and material contexts of its creation.
About the Artist
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) · 1606–1669
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) stands as one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art and the most important Dutch painter of the 17th century. Born in Leiden to a prosperous miller's family, Rembrandt transformed painting through his revolutionary use of light and shadow, his psychological depth in portraiture, and his elevation of etching to a fine art. His approx...