The pancake woman
Print
1635 (made)
1635 (made)
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As a collector, C.A. Ionides seems to have shown a special liking for scenes depicting labourers, the poor and beggars. In his treatment of this long-standing genre in Netherlandish art, Rembrandt reaches beyond the humorous and grotesque to reveal a new psychological insight and sense of humanity.
Object details
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Title | The pancake woman (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Etching and drypoint |
Brief description | Etching and drypoint by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'The Pancake Woman', third state. Amsterdam, 1635. |
Physical description | Etching and drypoint print depicting an old woman, facing right, cooking pancakes in a pan, with a crowd of figures surrounding her. In the foreground a toddler is holding a pancake away from the hungry dog. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Rembrandt f 1635 (Signed in the plate) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides |
Object history | Bequeathed by C.A. Ionides, 1900. |
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Summary | As a collector, C.A. Ionides seems to have shown a special liking for scenes depicting labourers, the poor and beggars. In his treatment of this long-standing genre in Netherlandish art, Rembrandt reaches beyond the humorous and grotesque to reveal a new psychological insight and sense of humanity. |
Associated object | FA.301 (Copy) |
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Accession number | CAI.685 |
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Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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