Ruth and Boas, Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, 1640 - 1650

Title(s)

Ruth and Boas

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-A-32

Inscriptions / marks

• signature: ‘NClBerighem’

Description

Ruth, knielend op de grond, wordt toegesproken door Boas. Op de achtergrond wordt graan geoogst.

Artist

• painter: Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem

Dating

1640 - 1650

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

• canvas
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

height 107.3 cm × width 133.3 cm × thickness 4.0 cm
depth 10 cm

What

• Boaz speaks to Ruth; Ruth usually bowing down, or kneeling before him

Acquisition

purchase 1809

Copyright

Public domain

Related

• Schilderij door Nicolaas Berchem, Ruth en Boas

• Nicolaes Berchem : in het licht van Italië, Pieter Biesboer, p. 12, 134, cat.nr. 1
• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 110