Rembrandt (1606-1669) Sacrifice of Isaac 1635 Oil on canvas, 193 x 132 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg God ordered Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of his faith (Genesis, 22: 1-13). Abraham set out to carry out the…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Return of the Prodigal Son c.1668 Oil on canvas, 262 x 205 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg At one moment in his youth Rembrandt depicted himself in one of his many self-portraits as a reveller and spoilt child of…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of an Old Woman 1654 Oil on canvas, 109 x 84 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of an Old Man in Red c.1652–1654 Oil on canvas, 108 x 86 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg In the 1650s Rembrandt turned increasingly to the depiction of aged men and women, seeking to bring out in these…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of an Old Jew 1654 Oil on canvas, 109 x 85 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Scholar 1631 Oil on canvas, 104.5 x 92 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg In the first decade of his life in Amsterdam, to which the young Rembrandt moved from Leiden in 1631, he gained initial fame…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of the Poet Jeremias de Decker 1666 Oil on panel, 71 x 56 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg See also: • Decker, Jeremias de (1609-1666)