Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of Haesje Jacobsdr van Cleyburg 1634 Oil on panel, 68.6 x 53.4 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Rembrandt travelled to Rotterdam to portray the brewing couple Haesje van Cleyburg and Dirck Pesser, who were part of the city’s Remonstrant…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Maria Trip 1639 Oil on panel, 107 x 82 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The sitter is likely the 20-year-old Maria Trip. She hailed from an extremely wealthy family involved in the arms trade. Here,…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Still Life with Peacocks c.1639 Oil on canvas, 145 x 135.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam In Rembrandt’s time, peacocks were eaten by the well-to-do: the meat was incorporated into meat pies, among other dishes. Immediately after being killed, the…
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.…
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…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Self Portrait as the Apostle Paul 1661 Oil on canvas, 91 x 77 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Rembrandt is 55 years old in this self-portrait, and he still looks at himself candidly. Here he assumes the guise of a…