The Peasant in a Window

Cornelis Bega

Associated Names
Cornelis Bega

Artist, Dutch, 1631/1632 - 1664

The image shows a person's upper body and head leaning out of a window. The person is hunched forward with their arms crossed on the window's edge. They have a shadowed complexion and are wearing a pointed cap or hood that covers their hair. The individual is dressed in a loose-fitting garment, likely a robe or cloak. Surroundings include the wooden frame of the window and an open shutter on the left side. The background inside the window is dark, contrasting with the lighter figure leaning out.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.893

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 19, State iii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fritz Rumpf [1856-1927], Potsdam (Lugt 2161); (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 116); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q64954527

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