Young Woman at an Open Half-Door

1645

This painting of a young woman, with her sidelong glance and the ambiguous lift at the corner of her mouth, exemplifies the playful nature of Rembrandt’s character studies, called tronies, as well as his clever use of doorways and windows as framing devices. However, the overall flatness of this work suggests that it might have been painted by a member of his workshop and then endorsed as a studio product with the artist’s signature and date.

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Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669) Workshop of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

Date

1645

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

102.5 × 85.1 cm (40 3/8 × 33 1/2 in.); Framed: 121.6 × 104.4 × 5.7 cm (47 7/8 × 41 1/8 × 2 1/4 in.)

Origin

Holland

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection