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Self-Portrait at an Easel (1660)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Self-Portrait at an Easel 1660 Oil on canvas, 111 x 85 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris One of Rembrandt‘s large self-portraits with those of Vienna (1652), the Frick Collection in New York (1658) and Kenwood (c.1665–1669), all late…

Saint Matthew and the Angel (1661)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Saint Matthew and the Angel 1661 Oil on canvas, 96 x 81 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris It is not certain, as Valentiner proposed, that the painting was part of a series of apostles or evangelists comparable to…

Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert (1633)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert 1633 Oil on canvas, 130 x 103 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The Amsterdam merchant Abraham Anthonisz Recht was a convinced Remonstrant and great admirer of Wtenbogaert. He commissioned this portrait from Rembrandt in 1633 and…

Portrait of Ephraim Bueno (1645-1647)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a man, thought to be Dr. Ephraim Bueno 1645–1647 Oil on panel, 19 x 15 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Ephraim Bueno (1599–1665), a Jewish physician, poet and translator from Portugal, probably belonged to Rembrandt’s circle of friends.…

Joseph Telling his Dreams (1633)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Joseph Telling his Dreams to his Parents and Brothers 1633 Oil on paper, 51 x 39 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Using loose brushstrokes, Rembrandt sketched Joseph telling his dreams to his parents and brothers. That they do not believe…

Man in Oriental Dress (1635)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Man in Oriental Dress 1635 Oil on panel, 72 x 54.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Rembrandt plays with light in a singular manner. Here it floods the man’s turban and the right side of his face like a powerful…

Tobit and Anna with the Kid (1626)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Tobit and Anna with the Kid 1626 Oil on panel, 39.5 x 30 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Interior with Tobit and Anna with the kid. On the left, the old blind Tobit sits with his dog by a fire.…

The Denial of St Peter (1660)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Denial of St Peter 1660 Oil on canvas, 154.5 x 169.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam While Christ is being questioned by the high priests in the dead of night, Peter waits outside. A maidservant recognizes him as one…