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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: Reclining nude, leaning forward, asleep

🖼 Reclining nude, leaning forward, asleep, c. 1657
Brown ink and wash
135 × 283 cm
Amsterdam, Netherlands

A reclining female figure sleeps peacefully, rendered in warm ochres and shadows with loose, expressive brushwork that emphasizes tender vulnerability. Rembrandt's intimate study captures human repose without idealization, pioneering a revolutionary approach to the nude figure in Dutch Golden Age art.

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