Rembrandt, Hendrickje Stoffels
probably 1654-56Rembrandt, Hendrickje Stoffels
probably 1654-56Paintings sorted by   Historical period  |   Painter  |  Subject matter  |  Pigments used
Overview
The X-ray analysis of the painting shows that Rembrandt originally painted Hendrickje with crossed arms and subsequently changed the pose to the present more open version (1)
Medium: Oil
Support:Â Canvas
Size: 101.9 x 83.7 cm
Art period: Baroque
National Gallery London
Inventory number:Â NG6432
Painting in the Rembrandt Database
(1) Bomford, D. et al., Art in the making: Rembrandt, New Edition, Yale University Press, 2006, pp 146-153.
Pigments
Pigment Analysis of Rembrandt, Hendrickje Stoffels
This pigment analysis is based on the work of scientists at the National Gallery London (1).
1 Highlights in the face: lead white tinted with vermilion
2Â Shadow on the shoulder:Â Vandyke brown, lead white and black overpainted with lead white tinted with vermilion
3 Tablecloth in the foreground: warm brown underlayer consists of ochres, small amounts of lead white, red lake, and black. The upper layer is a glaze of a mixture of madder lake and carmine cochineal lake with an addition of yellow lake in the lighter areas.
4 Darkest areas of tablecloth: same pigments as in 3 above with the addition of black pigment
5 Orange-red highlight on the edge of the tablecloth: orange-red ochre and red transparent lake
6 Dress of Hendrickje: lead white, charcoal black, and red lake
7 Reflections on the arm of the chair: yellow ochre, orange ochre and lead-tin-yellow in the lightest parts
8 Lighter brown background on the left: lower layer consists of red ochre and yellow ochre, red lake, and a little black. The upper layer consists of the same pigments but with a higher proportion of the translucent lake.
9 Darker brown background on the right: a single layer of ochres, red lake and a little black
References
(1) Bomford, D. et al., Art in the making: Rembrandt, New Edition, Yale University Press, 2006, pp 146-153.
Pigments Used in This Painting
Resources
See the collection of online and offline resources such as books, articles, videos, and websites on Rembrandt in the section ‘Resources on Painters‘
PowerPoint Presentations
Painter in Context: Rembrandt
A richly illustrated presentation on the painting technique and pigments employed by Hieronymus Bosch specially crafted for Art Education. (Number of Slides = 20)
- Each presentation starts with the basic resources on the painter such as his biography, main catalogs of his paintings, and a bibliography.
- Next, you find slides describing the painting technique of the artist and the pigments he usually employed in his work.
- The majority of the slides show examples of paintings containing the specific pigments.
The majority of the slides show important examples of paintings where Rembrandt employed specific pigments. The slides are organized according to the color of the pigments.
Videos
Video: 'Rembrandt's Women' by Rembrandt Tour
Publications and Websites
Publications
(1) Bomford, D. et al., Art in the making: Rembrandt, New Edition, Yale University Press, 2006, pp 146-153.
(2) Julia Lloyd Williams, with a contribution by S.A.C. Dudok van Heel, Rembrandt’s women, Catalogue of an exhibition held in 2001 in Edinburgh (National Gallery of Scotland) and London (Royal Academy of Arts), 271 pp.
