Jan Baptist Weenix
(1621-1661)
Girl Sleeping,
1656
Material / Technology / Carrier
Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
65,9 x 54,1 cm
Displayed
AP OG -> Kabinett 16
Acquisition
1806 aus der Galerie Düsseldorf
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek
Citation
Jan Baptist Weenix, Schlafendes Mädchen, 1656, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/wE4K6BBGZ5 (Last updated on 27.10.2025)
The viewer’s attention is drawn to the bare-breasted young girl sleeping in the shade of a classical architectural setting. Her sweet idleness—dolce far niente—is in keeping with the fanciful image, far removed from reality, which the Dutch had of daily life in Italy.
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