Woman Kneeling before a Man
Ferdinand Bol
c. 1640
Medium
pen and brown ink, with faint brown wash; framing line in black ink (partly trimmed)
Dimensions
81; 105
About this artwork
…; sale, Albert Langen (1869-1909, Munich), Munich (A. Riegner and H. Helbing), 5 June 1899, no. 150, as Rembrandt, to the dealer H. Pallmann for Dr Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (1863-1930), The Hague;{Hofstede de Groot notes, KB.} by whom donated to the museum, 1906, but kept in usufruct; transferred to the museum (L. 2228), as Rembrandt, 1930
About the Artist
Ferdinand Bol · 1616–1680
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