A Woman Cooking, Plate 3 from "Five Feminine Occupations"
Roghman, from an Amsterdam family of artists, is known for some reproductive prints and her original suite of five engravings, "Household Tasks": sewing, spinning, reading (?), cooking (illustrated here), and cleaning cookware. The two subjects set in kitchens are unusual in that the solitary maids are seen from behind. Each print presents a sober view of domestic work, but the kitchen scenes are remarkable for the figures' complete lack of individuality, to say nothing of appeal. In comparing Roghman's images of household servants with those of Dou and Vermeer, it is tempting to distinguish male and female points of view (as some critics have rather emphatically). Whatever the interpretation, it is important to bear in mind that Roghman's prints were intended for a broad art market, whereas Dou's famously expensive paintings (as opposed to the later prints after them) and The Milkmaid by Vermeer were made with individual collectors in mind.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Woman Cooking, Plate 3 from "Five Feminine Occupations"
- Series/Portfolio: Five Feminine Occupations
- Artist: Geertruydt Roghman (Dutch, Amsterdam 1625–1651/57 Amsterdam (?))
- Date: ca. 1640–57
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Plate: 8 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. (20.9 x 16.8 cm)
Sheet: 11 7/16 x 8 1/4 in. (29 x 21 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
- Object Number: 56.550.4
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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ca. 1648–50
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