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The Woman with the Arrow
Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1661
This portrayal of a seated woman is based on a life study of a model, which Rembrandt then placed in a narrative context. On the left, in the darkness to one side of the woman, a face appears. Perhaps the picture is meant to show Venus, as she steals the last arrow of the love god Cupid, although the subject has also been interpreted as Cleopatra with her lover.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-264
- Dimensionsheight 204 mm x width 124 mm
- Physical characteristicsets, droge naald en burijn, gedrukt met lichte plaattoon