About this piece

A young woman warms her hands over glowing coals in a ceramic brazier, likely symbolizing the season of Winter. She is adorned with a white cap, earrings, and a pearl necklace.

Artist: Caesar van Everdingen
Title: A Young Woman Warming her Hands over a Brazier: Allegory of Winter
Date: 1644

Related tags: caesar van everdingen, winter, allegory, young woman, brazier, 17th century

Dimensions: 2055 x 2500 (Nearest commonly-used ratio: 9:11)
Image file name: a_young_woman_warming_her_hands_over_a_brazier_allegory_of_winter_8603602d.jpeg
Image file size: 2529546
Time image uploaded: 2024-07-03T15:50:32.000Z
License: CC0 (Creative Commons 0)

Source: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam