Man and Woman at a Spinning Wheel
Also titled Man en vrouw bij een spinnewiel
c. 1560 - c. 1570
- Medium
- panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- depth 3.5 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Purchased with the support of the Stichting Jubileumfonds Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
The man holding an open jug attempts to seduce the woman, who, however, looks the other way. In her right hand, she holds a spindle wrapped with yarn, which, together with the spinning wheel, signals her virtue. Yet in her other hand, she holds a yarn winder, representing temptation. The choice between the two is hers.
