And it’s only a woodcut edition…if she had the large-format hardback “pulpit Bibles” of today with glossy full-colour reprints of classic paintings….ohhh Nelly!
Enlarged image can be found here or at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry.Portrait of a Reading Woman is shown, with a different coloration image, and described (click More details, Google translated), by its current-location page (has big detail image, click the minus spyglass for full image, Chrome can automatically translate the Dutch page). Museum blog entry has longer description.A different coloration, click-to-enlarge image can be found here, along with a description, and accompanying click-to-enlarge detail image, described here.Another different coloration, click-to-enlarge image can be found here, another one here, and another one here; but there are several such available online. This 17th century Dutch artist‘s Wikipedia page and collection (many more under Subcategories at each level).Fourth, of the at least 5 (6, if you include this, which Mr. Melcher mis-attributed to Vermeer) works, by this artist (3 as Gerrit Dou), that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here.
Woody157 about 11 years ago
Is that Donald Trump’s great great grandmother? It looks like she has a squirrel tied on top of her head.
orinoco womble about 11 years ago
And it’s only a woodcut edition…if she had the large-format hardback “pulpit Bibles” of today with glossy full-colour reprints of classic paintings….ohhh Nelly!
J Short about 11 years ago
This guy Judas; he cracks me up.
finale about 11 years ago
Nurse Deisel reading the Kama Suture.
jack fairbanks about 11 years ago
early charmin
Linguist about 11 years ago
She’s reading the Kama Sutra – fully illustrated addition !
mabrndt Premium Member about 11 years ago
Enlarged image can be found here or at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry.Portrait of a Reading Woman is shown, with a different coloration image, and described (click More details, Google translated), by its current-location page (has big detail image, click the minus spyglass for full image, Chrome can automatically translate the Dutch page). Museum blog entry has longer description.A different coloration, click-to-enlarge image can be found here, along with a description, and accompanying click-to-enlarge detail image, described here.Another different coloration, click-to-enlarge image can be found here, another one here, and another one here; but there are several such available online. This 17th century Dutch artist‘s Wikipedia page and collection (many more under Subcategories at each level).Fourth, of the at least 5 (6, if you include this, which Mr. Melcher mis-attributed to Vermeer) works, by this artist (3 as Gerrit Dou), that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here.
puddlesplatt about 11 years ago
It’s fer fur real!
PoodleGroomer about 11 years ago
Fashion sense is easily abandoned when you are cold.
BlackTie about 11 years ago
That Holy Family Circle is always a hoot.
vldazzle about 11 years ago
I thought PROs were not supposed to get pop-ups here. Since my new HD I am seeing pop-up videos ;- (
Rickapolis about 11 years ago
I’m delighted, that in 1630, Helga was taught to read. The biased against educated women continues to this day.
Snoopy_Fan about 11 years ago
“Oh, wow… There’s a comic strip here to go with the Lord’s Pearls Before Swine comment…”
Veridian about 11 years ago
Marked ’em , Sure….With his Ear…Not so much!
mabrndt Premium Member about 8 years ago
The mis-attributed painting is now attributed to Willem Drost instead of this artist. Another work by this artist can be found here.
mabrndt Premium Member about 8 years ago
Its current-location click-to-enlarge image.