Tag: Rembrandt

Young Man with a Plumed Hat (1631)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Young Man with a Plumed Hat 1631 Oil on wood panel, 81.3 × 66 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo This young man’s flamboyant feathered cap and gold chain did not reflect contemporary 17th-century Dutch fashion. Rather, the theatricality of…

Man in a Fur-Lined Coat (c.1655-1660)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Man in a Fur-Lined Coat c.1655–1660 Oil on canvas, 114.9 × 88.3 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Rembrandt’s reputation as one of the greatest artists of the Western world rests largely on his uncanny ability to convey the psychological…

Self-Portrait (1669)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Self-Portrait 1669 Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 60.2 cm Mauritshuis, The Hague No other seventeenth-century Dutch artist portrayed himself as often or in as many different ways as Rembrandt. In every phase of his career, he drew, etched and painted…

Hammer Museum (Los Angeles)

Founded: 1990 Address: 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024, United States Website: https://hammer.ucla.edu/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…

Small Self-Portrait (c.1657)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Small Self-Portrait c.1657 Oil on walnut wood, 48 × 40.6 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna In this informal portrait, Rembrandt confronts the viewer in everyday attire – a brown skirt and red woollen shirt. With advancing age, simplicity of appearance and…

Louvre Abu Dhabi

Founded: 2017 Address: Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Website: https://www.louvreabudhabi.ae/ Collection: • Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516): Madonna col Bambino (1480-85) • Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806): Les marionnettes (1775-78) • Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903): Les Enfants luttant (1888) • Manet, Édouard (1832-1883): Le…

Sketch of The Knight with the Falcon (1659-1661)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Sketch of The Knight with the Falcon, known as the “Crusader” 1659–1661 Oil on canvas, 68.5 x 55.5 cm Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen Surrounded by darkness, a face brightens up to meet the viewer. The eyes hold us tight.…