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Girl Asleep in a Window
  • TitleGirl Asleep in a Window
  • Technique/ MaterialPen, point of brush in brown ink, brown wash, corrections in white body colour on paper
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 16,3 x 17,5 cm
    Passepartout: (h x b) 55 x 42 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 60 x 47 x
  • DatingMade c. 1655
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch, born 1606, dead 1669
  • Depicted PersonHendrickje Stoffels
  • CategoryDrawings, Free-hand drawings
  • ClassificationDrawing
  • Geographical originHolland, Nederländerna
  • Inventory No.NMH 2084/1863
  • AcquisitionTransferred 1863 Kongl. Museum
  • Collection Dutch Drawings in Swedish Public Collections
  • Description
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    One of Rembrandt’s most intimate compositions depicts a young woman, possibly Hendrickje Stoffels, the artist’s partner, enjoying a moment’s rest. It is an example of Rembrandt’s later drawing style. The figure is drawn with a few powerful lines, while the paper is largely left blank in order to show the strong sunlight contrasting with the washes of the dark interior.