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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: Two women teaching a child to walk

🖼 Two women teaching a child to walk, 1635-37
Red chalk on rough gray paper
103 × 128 cm
London, United Kingdom

Two figures guide a toddler's first steps in warm, golden light, rendered with Rembrandt's characteristic chiaroscuro and loose brushwork. The intimate domestic scene elevates everyday motherhood to fine art, challenging 17th-century hierarchy of subject matter.

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