Tag: man

Portrait of a Man (1650-1660)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Man c.1650–1660 Oil on canvas, 83.5 x 64.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This portrait is generally considered to be by Rembrandt, and is somewhat less uniformly thought to date from the 1650s. Both…

Portrait of a Man (1632)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Man 1632 Oil on wood, 75.6 x 52.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Painted just after Rembrandt’s arrival in Amsterdam, this well-preserved portrait reveals the talent that enabled the young artist to quickly make…

Man in Oriental Costume (1632)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Man in Oriental Costume (‘The Noble Slav’) 1632 Oil on canvas, 152.7 x 111.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Compared with Rembrandt‘s formal portraits of the same year, this picture is remarkable for its brilliant brushwork and…

Man with a Magnifying Glass (early 1660s)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Man with a Magnifying Glass early 1660s Oil on canvas, 91.4 x 74.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This portrait most likely depicts the Amsterdam auctioneer Pieter Haringh (1609–1685), who once handled the sale of a famous…

Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves (1648)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Man Holding Gloves 1648 Oil on wood, 80.6 x 67.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In style and execution this portrait of a dignified older gentleman is consistent with Rembrandt‘s work of about 1645–50.…

Rainy Day, Boston (1885)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Rainy Day, Boston 1885 Oil on canvas, 66.3 x 122 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo “I am never tired of observing [people] in every-day life…. Humanity in motion is a constant study to me.” —Childe Hassam…