Venetiaanse vrouw die het haar bleekt in de zon 1598

"Venetiaanse vrouw die het haar bleekt in de zon" (Venetian Woman Bleaching Her Hair in the Sun) is a 1598 woodcut by Christoph Krieger, a master of the genre. The print depicts a woman seated in an ornate chair, holding a mirror to her face while apparently applying a bleaching agent to her hair. This practice was popular in Venice at the time, as women strived for a paler complexion. Krieger’s intricate detail and the ornate frame are characteristic of his work and of the Northern Renaissance style in general, the period during which he created this artwork.