Old Woman Reading

Jan Lievens, c. 1624 - c. 1625

Jan Lievens (1607 - 1674). Old woman r eading, c. 1627. Between 1625 and 1630 Lievens worked closely with his friend Rembrandt. They were constantly trying to outdo each other, but each was always ready to borrow the other's new techniques. This painting by Lievens bears a close resemblance to Rembrandt's work dating from the same period. Purchased in 1978.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4702
  • Dimensionssupport: height 79 cm x width 70.5 cm, outer size: depth 10.5 cm (support incl. SK-L-1266)
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Old Woman Reading

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4702

  • Description

    Studie van een lezende oude vrouw. De vrouw is ten halven lijve voorgesteld, zittend achter een tafel waarop een klein boek ligt, met een opengeslagen groot boek in de handen. Om het hoofd een gestreepte doek.

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Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Jan Lievens

  • Dating

    c. 1624 - c. 1625

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    • support: height 79 cm x width 70.5 cm
    • outer size: depth 10.5 cm (support incl. SK-L-1266)

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1978

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ...; the dealer W. Barendse, The Hague, 1935;{H. Schneider and R.E.O. Ekkart, _Jan Lievens: Sein Leben und seine Werke_, Amsterdam 1973, p. 348, no. S 358.}...; the dealer Gebr. Katz, The Hague, 1936;{Advertisement in _De Maasbode_, 3 January 1936.}...; collection Dr Marie H.G.A. Tholen (1890-1971), The Hague;{Note RMA.}...; collection Dr Carel Hendrik ten Horn (1884-1964) and his wife, Jonkvrouw Emily F.R.M. Verheyen (1897-1984), Loon op Zand, near Tilburg;{Note RMA.} from Jonkvrouw Emily F.R.M. Verheyen, fl. 92,500, to the museum, but kept in usufruct, February 1978; transferred to the museum, 26 May 1981

  • 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.

Documentation

  • Cat.tent. Drawings by Rembrandt and his pupils, Los Angeles (The J. Paul Getty Museum) 2010, p. 51

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