Which Rembrandt painting portrays a woman emerging from a bath?

A Woman Bathing in a Stream portrays a woman emerging from a bath.

Rembrandt painted A Woman Bathing in a Stream in 1654. The figure lifts her skirt while stepping through shallow water, and the surrounding landscape is suggested with loose, atmospheric brushwork rather than detailed description. The image’s intimacy comes from its quiet observation of an ordinary action.

The model is often identified as Hendrickje Stoffels, Rembrandt’s companion, although the identification is not certain. This uncertainty distinguishes the painting from Rembrandt’s explicitly titled biblical subject Bathsheba at Her Bath, which depicts a different narrative and was painted in the same general period.

The work is celebrated for its warm flesh tones, reflective water, and direct physical presence. Its Dutch title, Hendrickje Stoffels in the River, reflects the traditional identification but does not establish it as proven fact.