Susannah Crouching

c. 1640/1645

Jacob Jordaens

Associated Names
Jacob Jordaens

Artist, Flemish, 1593 - 1678

The image depicts two nude female figures seated next to each other on a draped cloth. Both figures are shown in full body view. The figure on the left is seated with her legs bent and crossed, leaning slightly to her left, while one arm rests across her chest and the other is laid across her abdomen. The figure on the right is seated in a more reclined position with knees bent up towards her chest, one arm resting on her knee, and the other across her chest. Both figures appear to be nestled against a neutral-toned drapery that serves as a background, with soft, muted colors and shadows casting depth around them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and red chalk with watercolor, heightened with white

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 28.7 x 41.9 cm (11 5/16 x 16 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5147

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    d'Hulst 1974, Vol. A, no. 217

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Figure Drawings from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985.

1993

  • Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678): Drawings and Prints, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, 1993, vol. 2, no. B50.

Bibliography

1974

  • d'Hulst, Roger-A. Jordaens Drawings. 4 vols. London and New York, 1974.

1993

  • R.-A. d'Hulst, Nora de Poorter and Marc Vandenven. Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678): Drawings and Prints. Exh. cat. Koninjlijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, 1993:2:B50.

Wikidata ID

Q64579377

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