Profile Head of an Old Woman ("Rembrandt's Mother") - Agnes Etherington Art Centre Agnes Etherington Art Centre

Lievens, Jan

Profile Head of an Old Woman (“Rembrandt’s Mother”) Profile Head of an Old Woman (“Rembrandt’s Mother”)
around 1630 around 1630

Old age fascinated the young Jan Lievens, and he concentrated upon the physical markers of wrinkled skin, thinning hair and missing teeth in his representations. Character studies of elderly women evoked biblical pillars of piety—such as Anna, who witnessed the presentation of the infant Christ in the temple in Jerusalem—without explicit identification. The luxurious translucent scarf may have been inspired by actual cloth owned by one of Leiden’s proprietors of textile production.

Artist Artiste

Lievens, Jan

Artist Dates Naissance/décès de l'artiste

Leiden, Netherlands 1607–Amsterdam, Netherlands 1674 Leiden, Netherlands 1607–Amsterdam, Netherlands 1674

Title Titre

Profile Head of an Old Woman (“Rembrandt’s Mother”) Profile Head of an Old Woman (“Rembrandt’s Mother”)

Date Date

around 1630 around 1630

Category Collection

European Historical European Historical

Medium Technique d’expression

Oil on panel Oil on panel

Dimensions Dimensions

overall: 43.2 cm x 33.7 cm

Credit Line Mention de source

Gift of Alfred and Isabel Bader, 2005 Gift of Alfred and Isabel Bader, 2005

Accession Number Numéro d'acquisition

48-001

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