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Clothing the Naked
By having one of the figures look out of the painting at the viewer, Sweerts enhances the poignancy of ‘clothing the naked’. The brightly lit shoulder of the man at the centre of the composition emphasizes his
nakedness, giving the painting a sense of immediacy.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/11V4
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Commissie voor Fotoverkoop
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/11V4
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Commissie voor Fotoverkoop
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- c.1646 - c.1649
Place-Time
- second quarter 17th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5548
- SK-A-2847
Extent
- height 74 cm
- width 99 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:14:48.126Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:40.853Z