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Study of a Woman’s Legs
Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1628 - c. 1629
In order to make the figures in his paintings as convincing as possible, Rembrandt sometimes made individual studies of the human body. This splendid study of two legs can be connected with various paintings from Rembrandt’s early Leiden period. He succeeded in suggesting the surface of the skin and plasticity of the limbs with red chalk, moistened to give depth to shaded areas in places.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-1930-54(R)
- Dimensionsheight 226 mm x width 176 mm
- Physical characteristicsrood krijt, sommige plekken opzettelijk geveegd met een vinger of een nat penseel, met wit krijt