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The Supper at Emmaus (1648)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Supper at Emmaus 1648 Oil on mahogany, 68 x 65 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Scene taken from the Gospel of Saint Luke (XXIV, 13-33), in which Christ, the day after his resurrection, reveals his divinity to…

Self-portrait, bare head (1633)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Self-portrait, bare head 1633 Oil on panel, 60 x 47 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris The gorget, quite common in Rembrandt‘s self-portraits, worn by the artist under his clothing, contributes to his taste for disguises (here as a…

Self-Portrait (c.1634-1635)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) & workshop? Self-Portrait c.1634–1635 Oil on oak, 80 x 62 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Partially repainted painting and a complex execution process. Initially rectangular in format – the panel originally bore a student composition of the master inspired…

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.…

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.…