Bellona

Catalogue number: Bredius 467.

Formerly, the painting was often considered to depict Rembrandt's fiancée, Saskia, serving as a model in his studio. However, the painting is not a portrait of any kind, and Saskia van Uylenburgh bore no more than a slight resemblance to the woman seen in the present picture. The painting was probably commissioned as a decoration, perhaps in The Hague where Rembrandt worked for a period in 1632.