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The Proposition is a genre painting of 1631 by Judith Leyster, now in the Mauritshuis in The Hague, who title it Man offering money to a young woman. [2] [3] It depicts a woman, sewing by candlelight, as a man leans over her, touching her right shoulder with his left hand.
Dec 6, 2023 · Judith Leyster’s painting, called Man Offering Money to a Woman by the Mauritshuis Museum but often referred to as The Proposition, is an enigmatic painting with an ambiguous subject. Painted by one of the few well-known female artists working in the Dutch Republic, its subject matter is unusual in Dutch art, though it has strong ties to ...
In Leyster’s painting, the viewer is left wondering to which tradition the woman belongs. Like much of Dutch art of the Golden Age (the 17th century), this painting is about choices: the choices of the subjects and by extension, the choices of the viewer. The woman is in a suspended state, a moment of decision.
The Proposition is a genre painting of 1631 by Judith Leyster, now in the Mauritshuis in The Hague, who title it Man offering money to a young woman. It depicts a woman, sewing by candlelight, as a man leans over her, touching her right shoulder with his left hand.
Jul 28, 2019 · Man Offering Money to a Young Woman, or The Proposition, 1631, by Judith Leyster. The Mauritshuis. Four hundred ten years ago on this day, July 28, Judith Leyster (or Leijster) was baptized in Haarlem. Judith was the eighth child in her family. She went on to become, as Theodore Schrevel reported, “the true Leading star in art.”
Mar 15, 2023 · Judith Leyster’s painting, called Man Offering Money to a Woman by the Mauritshuis Museum but often referred to as The Proposition, is an enigmatic painting with an ambiguous subject.
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Nov 19, 2022 · k. e. 427 views 11 months ago THE HAGUE. Judith Leyster fills her 1631 painting The Proposition with palpable silence. This timeless story of an unwelcome advance feels true and tense thanks...
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