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A Woman Making Water

Rembrandt1631

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

The man assumes a confident stance and, without taking off his knapsack, produces a powerful stream. The woman does her business behind a tree and keeps a lookout for anyone who might be watching. Nowadays we deem these kinds of scenes as vulgar and inappropriate, but in Rembrandt’s day they were a popular source of amusement.

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  • Title: A Woman Making Water
  • Creator: Rijn, Rembrandt van
  • Date Created: 1631
  • Physical Dimensions: papier
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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