Rembrandt and the Nude
Tue 24 September 2019 - Sun 23 February 2020
Fitzwilliam Museum
Rembrandt made etchings of female nudes during two distinct periods of his career: in the 1630s, and another two decades later. He depicted his models naturalistically, naar ‘t leven (‘from life’), in informal poses, concentrating on the sensuousness of their flesh rather than on the idealised female body. From shortly after Rembrandt’s death up until the mid-20th century this unidealised treatment was fiercely attacked by critics, who used words such as ‘intolerable’, ‘ill-shaped’ and ‘monstrous’ to describe his departure from the classical norms of beauty. This exhibition challenges this view, drawing attention to the beauty and power of Rembrandt’s treatment of the female form.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Timing
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Tuesday 24 September 2019 until Monday 23 December 2019
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Friday 27 December 2019 until Saturday 28 December 2019
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Thursday 2 January 2020 until Sunday 23 February 2020
12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Tuesday 24 September 2019 until Sunday 23 February 2020
All times
Tue 24 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 25 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 26 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 27 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 28 September 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 29 September 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 1 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 2 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 3 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 4 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 5 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 6 October 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 8 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 9 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 10 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 11 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 12 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 13 October 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 15 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 16 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 17 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 18 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 19 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 20 October 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 22 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 23 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 24 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 25 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 26 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 27 October 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 29 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 30 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 31 October 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 1 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 2 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 3 November 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 5 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 6 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 7 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 8 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 9 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 10 November 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 12 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 13 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 14 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 15 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 16 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 17 November 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 19 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 20 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 21 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 22 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 23 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 24 November 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 26 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 27 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 28 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 29 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 30 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 1 December 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 3 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 4 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 5 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 6 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 7 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 8 December 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 10 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 11 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 12 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 13 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 14 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 15 December 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 17 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 18 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 19 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 20 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 21 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 22 December 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Fri 27 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 28 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 29 December 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Thu 2 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 3 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 4 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 5 January 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 7 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 8 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 9 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 10 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 11 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 12 January 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 14 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 15 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 16 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 17 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 18 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 19 January 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 21 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 22 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 23 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 24 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 25 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 26 January 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 28 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 29 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 30 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 31 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 1 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 2 February 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 4 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 5 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 6 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 7 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 8 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 9 February 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 11 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 12 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 13 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 14 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 15 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 16 February 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 18 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 19 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 20 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 21 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 22 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 23 February 2020 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |