From the museum website, 2 December 2009
Tender and sensual, Rembrandt’s Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels exudes a palpable intimacy between the painter and subject that suggests more than an everyday one between artist and model. The young woman depicted is believed to represent Hendrickje Stoffels, the painter’s mistress.
>She was brought before the Elders of the Dutch Church and condemned as a whore for her pregnancy, yet returns the gaze of the artist steadily and frankly. Lecturer Elizabeth Allen will explore the roles of model, muse and mistress in 17th-century Holland.
Date and time
Friday 4 December, 6.45–8.15pm
Sainsbury Wing Conference Room 1
See the museum website for more details and booking