Rembrandt van Rijn, Portrait of a Woman
The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.90 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Rembrandt van Rijn

Portrait of a Woman

1635 or earlier

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
77.5 × 64.8 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-109002

At the age of 25, Rembrandt moved from his hometown of Leiden to the bustling city of Amsterdam. Within a few years he had become one of the city’s most successful portrait painters, creating remarkably vivid likenesses that seemed to express the personality and soul of the sitter. Here, Rembrandt used smooth, fluid brushstrokes to recreate the soft texture of the woman’s skin. In contrast, thicker, more textured strokes draw attention to the lavish display of her lace collar and gold jewelry—details sure to please a wealthy client. The extraordinary demand at that time for a portrait by Remb…

Provenance

The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.90

Registry history

  • 1635 or earlier — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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