The Woman with the Pear

1651

Ferdinand Bol

Associated Names
Ferdinand Bol

Artist, Dutch, 1616 - 1680

The image displays the upper half of a woman behind a windowsill. She is leaning forward with her arms on the ledge. Her face is center, looking outward, with a gentle expression and soft facial features. Her hair is covered by a hood, likely part of a headscarf. She wears a dark, loose-fitting garment with voluminous sleeves and a low neckline, layered with other clothing. In her left hand, she holds a small purse by a string, and her right hand rests on a piece of fabric on the ledge. She wears a thin necklace and the background is dark, with a partly open wooden shutter beside her.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.7 x 11.9 cm (5 13/16 x 4 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.1 x 12.2 cm (5 15/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1501

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 15

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1956

  • Rembrandt and His Pupils, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1956, no. 7.

2000

  • Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection (Summer 2000), National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000.

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

Q64955959

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