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The Pancake Woman, by Rembrandt, 1635

The Pancake Woman

Rembrandt

1635

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

The Pancake Woman is a 1635 by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Rembrandt
When & what style?
1635 · Baroque
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

The painting shows a woman making pancakes with children around her. She's focused on cooking while the kids play. The scene is full of everyday details, like the child watching the pan and the toddler holding a pancake away from a hungry dog. To learn more about this style of everyday scene, look up the museum: The Cleveland Museum of Art.

The story of this work

Overview

The Pancake Woman exemplifies Rembrandt's observation of daily life. The scene includes closely observed details, such as the child on the right who gazes thoughtfully into the frying pan and the toddler in the foreground holding his pancake out of reach of a hungry dog who chases him.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Portrait of Rembrandt
Artist

Rembrandt

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.

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