# Woman at a Cradle

- By: Nicolaes Maes (Dordrecht, 1634–1693)
- Date: 1652 - 1662
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 33.8 cm x width 28.8 cm
- Credit line: De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-4047--4c71b1f974c9b9b1ffa696cab7587086)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/UjhHA/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Has the baby fallen asleep yet? A woman carefully lifts the cloth draped over the cradle. Her book of verses rests in her lap. The fall of light and warm red hues of the blanket draw attention to the woman with her child. Maes heightened the intimacy of this scene by incorporating a drawn-back curtain at the right.