Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)
Workshop of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)
Young Woman at an Open Half-Door
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Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)
Workshop of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)1645
Young Woman at an Open Half-Door
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669) Workshop of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669) →17th Centuryoil on canvaspaint
Date
1645
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
102.5 × 85.1 cm (40 3/8 × 33 1/2 in.); Framed: 121.6 × 104.4 × 5.7 cm (47 7/8 × 41 1/8 × 2 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
This young woman, with her sidelong glance and the ambiguous lift at the corner of her mouth, exemplifies the playful nature of Rembrandt van Rijn’s character studies, called tronies, as well as his use of doorways and windows as clever framing devices. However, the overall flatness of this composition argues against Rembrandt’s authorship. It may have been created by a member of his prolific workshop and then endorsed as a studio product with the artist’s signature and date.
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