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The Sow

Rembrandt1643

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rembrandt possibly saw this sow at the Amsterdam pig market. He made a detailed study of the creature and later set it in a narrative context. With rapid lines, he added a butcher preparing for the slaughter, and an excited boy playing with a pig’s bladder. In this, Rembrandt got ahead of himself, for the sow still has her bladder.

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  • Title: The Sow
  • Creator: Rijn, Rembrandt van
  • Date Created: 1643
  • Physical Dimensions: papier
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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