Girl at a Window, known as 'The Daydreamer'

Nicolaes MaesCa. 1650 - Ca. 1660

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Scenes portraying young women at a window also feature in the work of Rembrandt, in whose studio Maes worked. The window frame creates an illusionistic effect, which is accentuated by the
open shutter and the climbing plants against the wall.

Purchased in 1829.

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Title: Girl at a Window, known as 'The Daydreamer'
Creator: Nicolaes Maes
Creator Death Place: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Creator Birth Place: Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Date Created: Ca. 1650 - Ca. 1660
Style: Northern Netherlands School
Provenance: Purchased from art dealer De Lelie & Hulswit, Amsterdam, 1829
Physical Dimensions: w960 x h1230 mm
Original Title: Meisje aan het venster, bekend als 'De peinzende'
Type: Painting
External Link: See more on the Rijksmuseum website
Medium: oil on canvas

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