Diana at the Bath

c. 1631

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a person seated on a fabric-covered surface, facing slightly to the left. One arm is extended to hold onto a draped piece of cloth. The person's head is turned forward, with a calm expression, soft eyes, and a gentle smile. Their hair is styled close to the scalp. The individual is unclothed, with detailed shading defining their form and the surrounding drapery. Folds of fabric drape around them, and there are intricate etchings of foliage in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 17.8 x 16 cm (7 x 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.59.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 201, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

P. Gervaise [died 1860], Paris (Lugt 1078), Rudolf Busch [c.1875-c.1956], Mainz (Lugt 2190); Linda M. Papharis, Inc., Bronxville, NY; purchased by the NGA, 1983.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., February 1986.

Bibliography

1923

  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 89, state only.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: RHL.f.

Wikidata ID

Q74044165

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