Getting started with the collection:
The Sow
Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1643
Rembrandt possibly saw this sow at the Amsterdam pig market. He made a detailed study of the creature and later set it in a narrative context. With rapid lines, he added a butcher preparing for the slaughter, and an excited boy playing with a pig’s bladder. In this, Rembrandt got ahead of himself, for the sow still has her bladder.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-239
- Dimensionsheight 144 mm x width 184 mm
- Physical characteristicsets en droge naald