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Rembrandt van Rijn - Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels 1660

Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels 1660
78x68cm oil/canvas
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes

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From Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York:
The sitter is probably Hendrickje Stoffels, who was the painter's companion from about 1650 until her early death in 1663. Rembrandt's responsibility for this portrait has never been doubted, although the signature and date appear to have been added by another hand. The picture may have been painted at different intervals in the years about 1655–60, and it may be unfinished in the drapery and hand. The paint surface is badly abraded, making judgments of quality and of Rembrandt's intentions difficult. It seems likely, however, that the artist had Titian in mind: for example, his famous painting (known from many copies) of the repentant Magdalen.