African woman Bust of an African woman Bust of an African woman, left. The woman is wearing a head scarf with a veer. Manufacturer : print maker: Rembrandt van Rijn (indicated on object) to his own design of Rembrandt van Rijn Date: 1628 - 1632 Physical characteristics: etching material: paper Technique: etching dimensions: h 112 mm × b 84 mmToelichtingDeze prent already in 1751 (Gersaint) called 'La Mauresse blanche', and in 1755 (De Burgy) as The Moorinnetje. Almost certainly this goes back to an older tradition that long persisted. Still in 1810 (Josi), she was called "White Moorinnetje. Ce
African woman Bust of an African woman Bust of an African woman, left. The woman is wearing a head scarf with a veer. Manufacturer : print maker: Rembrandt van Rijn (indicated on object) to his own design of Rembrandt van Rijn Date: 1628 - 1632 Physical characteristics: etching material: paper Technique: etching dimensions: h 112 mm × b 84 mmToelichtingDeze prent already in 1751 (Gersaint) called 'La Mauresse blanche', and in 1755 (De Burgy) as The Moorinnetje. Almost certainly this goes back to an older tradition that long persisted. Still in 1810 (Josi), she was called "White Moorinnetje. Certainly the woman is not white, but it seems that way because her face is shaded. The paradoxical title has led to confusion. In 1796 Daulby indicated in the picture as a morisco "Where he added:" the face of this woman is the character of a Moor, but her complexion is fair ".
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