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Sleeper Awakened by a Young Woman with Fire

Nicolas Regnier (1591 - 1667)

Artist/Maker

DatesMade: Made early 1620s

Material / Technique

Oil on canvas

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 101 x 133 cm h x w x d: Ram 127,5 x 163 x 8 cm

Inventory numberNM 7077

AcqusitionGift 2011 Nationalmusei Vänner

Other titlesTitle (sv): Sovande yngling som väcks av ung kvinna med eld Title (en): Sleeper Awakened by a Young Woman with Fire Previous: Spåscen

DescriptionDescription: A comic scene unfolds before the viewer. A soldier has dozed off during a game of cards, and a prostitute is preparing to play him a prank. He is about to be burnt on the lit roll of tobacco paper she is holding under his nose, a symbolic act with erotic overtones. With a gesture enjoining silence, the woman invites us to share in the joke. Soldiers were often portrayed in dubious situations suggestive of folly.

Exhibited

Collection

MaterialOil paint, Duk

TechniquePainting

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