Soldaat knielt voor een vrouw 1666

"Soldaat knielt voor een vrouw" (Soldier Kneels Before a Woman) is an etching by Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort, a Dutch artist who was known for his prints. The artwork depicts a dramatic scene of a soldier kneeling before a woman in a crowd of figures. The scene is likely biblical, as the figures wear traditional garments and there is an arched doorway framing the action. The use of hatching lines and cross-hatching to create depth and volume is characteristic of etching, a printmaking technique in which an artist etches a design into a metal plate. This etching was created in 1666 and is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.