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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

h 105mm × w 81mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; ink

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

kneeling on both knees - AA - female human figure

Production Place

Amsterdam

Acquisition Method

gift

Acquired

1930

Notes

…; 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 D...

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