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Titus at His Desk (1655)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Titus at His Desk 1655 Oil on canvas, 77 x 63 cm Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam It is possible that this is a portrait of Rembrandt‘s son Titus around the age of fourteen. Slumped over his papers,…

Portrait of a Boy (1655-1660)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Boy c.1655–1660 Oil on canvas, 64.8 x 55.9 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena In its unfinished state, this exceptional picture offers invaluable insight into Rembrandt’s working method. Over the rich, dark ground, the body and…

Titus, the Artist’s Son (c.1657)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Titus, the Artist’s Son c.1657 Oil on canvas, 68.5 x 57.3 cm Wallace Collection, London Titus van Rijn (1641-68) was the only one of Rembrandt’s four children by his first wife Saskia to survive infancy. A portrait of…

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.…

Staalmeesters (1662)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Staalmeesters (The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, Known as ‘The Syndics’) 1662 Oil on canvas, 191.5 x 279 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam After suffering financial difficulties in the 1650s, Rembrandt moved to a rental house on the Rozengracht.…

Night Watch (1642)

Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, Known as the ‘Night Watch’ Rembrandt (1606-1669) Night Watch 1642 Oil on canvas, 379.5 x 453.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Rembrandt‘s largest and most famous painting was made…

Musical Company (1626)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Musical Company 1626 Oil on panel, 63.5 x 48 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The subject of this painting is a mystery: is it an exhortation to praise God through singing and string music, or a scene of seduction with…