Vrouw bij de wieg

Nicolaes Maes, 1652 - 1662

Has the baby fallen asleep yet? A woman carefully lifts the cloth draped over the cradle. Her book of verses rests in her lap. The fall of light and warm red hues of the blanket draw attention to the woman with her child. Maes heightened the intimacy of this scene by incorporating a drawn-back curtain at the right.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-4047
Dimensionsheight 33.8 cm x width 28.8 cm
Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

Title(s)
- Young Woman at a Cradle (former title)
- Woman at a Cradle
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4047
Description
Vrouw bij een wieg van gevlochten riet waarin een slapend kind ligt. Zij heeft een opengeslagen boek op schoot en tilt het wiegenkleed op om naar het kind te kijken.

Creation

Creation
painter: Nicolaes Maes
Dating
1652 - 1662
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Material and technique

Physical description
oil on canvas
Dimensions
height 33.8 cm x width 28.8 cm

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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland
Acquisition
bequest 1961
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
Inv.; sale, Oscar Huldschinsky (1846-1931, Berlin), Berlin (P. Cassirer and Hugo Helbing), 10 May 1928 sqq., no. 19, fl. 41,835, to the dealer P. & D. Colnaghi for Isaäc de Bruyn (1872-1953), Spiez and Muri, near Bern;{Note RMA.} donated to the museum by Isaäc de Bruijn and his wife, Johanna Geertruida de Bruyn- van der Leeuw (1877-1960), Spiez and Muri, near Bern, 1949, but kept in usufruct;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1961
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.