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Peasant woman spinning
Peasant woman spinning is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Thomas Wijck. It dates from 1650 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Technique & Style
The artist, Thomas Wijck, utilized oil paint to render the scene, focusing on the formal representation of the subject engaged in domestic labor.
Created in 1650, Peasant woman spinning is an oil painting executed on a panel support. The work measures 37 cm in height and 35 cm in width. As a portrait genre piece, the composition centers on the depiction of a spinning wheel and the act of spinning.
The artist, Thomas Wijck, utilized oil paint to render the scene, focusing on the formal representation of the subject engaged in domestic labor.
History & Provenance
Peasant woman spinning was painted by Thomas Wijck in 1650, executed in oil on panel. The work entered the holdings of the Rijksmuseum's Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties, the service responsible for the dispersed Rijkscollection, and is housed at the Rijksmuseum. Beyond this institutional ownership, the sources do not document an earlier provenance chain, a commissioning party, or a pre-Rijksmuseum ownership history for the painting.
The painting Peasant woman spinning by Thomas Wijck is part of the Rijksmuseum's collection under the inventory number Rijksmuseum, Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties. It has been displayed in exhibitions at the Rijksmuseum, including the exhibition titled "Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the 17th Century".
Context
Thomas Wijck's 1650 painting Peasant woman spinning entered the Rijksmuseum collection and is classified as a portrait genre work. Depicting a woman at a spinning wheel, the piece reflects 17th-century Dutch genre painting interests. It remains part of the Rijksmuseum's Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties holdings.
Scholarship situates the work within Wijck's broader output of domestic scenes, noting its technical execution in oil on panel measuring 37 by 35 centimeters.
Overview
Peasant Woman Spinning is an oil painting by Thomas Wijck, dated to circa 1650, portraying a domestic scene of daily labor.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a peasant woman engaged in spinning, accompanied by a child in a humble, cluttered interior. The scene emphasizes the quiet, diligent nature of her work, with the child's presence underscoring the intersection of labor and family life.
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