- Artemisia (Rembrandt)
Infobox Painting|
artist=Rembrandt
title=Artemisia
year=1634
type=Oil on canvas
height=142
width=152
city=Madrid
museum=Museo del Prado "Artemisia Receiving Mausolus' Ashes" (also known as "Sophonisba Receiving the Poisoned Cup") is a painting by the Dutch master Rembrandt. It is housed in the
Museo del Prado ofMadrid ,Spain . It is signed "REMBRANDT F: 1634".The subject of the picture is still unclear. It portrays a young woman, variously identified as
Sophonisba orArtemisia , or a generic queen due to her jewels and rich garments, receiving a cup from a maiden. The cup would contain the ashes of Artemisia's husband, KingMausolus , or, in the case of Sophonisba, the poison which killed her.For the woman, Rembrandt probably used his wife Saskia as model.
References
*cite book|first=Roberta |last=D'Adda|title=Rembrandt|location=Milan|publisher=Skira|year=2006
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