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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…

Bathsheba at Her Bath (1654)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Bathsheba at Her Bath 1654 Oil on canvas, 142 x 142 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Subject taken from the Bible (II Book of Samuel, the importance of the letter delivered to Bathsheba, the strong point of an…

The Denial of St Peter (1660)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Denial of St Peter 1660 Oil on canvas, 154 x 169 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…

Danae (1636)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Danae 1636 Oil on canvas, 185 x 202.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Love undoubtedly also inspired Rembrandt to produce Danaë. The subject was taken from the ancient myth about a princess of Argos, whose father, the king, was…

The Toilet of Bathsheba (1643)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Toilet of Bathsheba 1643 Oil on wood, 57.2 x 76.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Rembrandt shows the biblical figure Bathsheba completely nude, lost in a moment of contemplation and unaware that she is being observed…

The Institution of the Eucharist (1664-1665)

Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) The Institution of the Eucharist 1664–1665 Oil on canvas, 137 x 155 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Dated quite early in the artist’s work, around 1664–1665. – Another reduced version at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Roy, no P 10).…

Cleopatra’s Banquet (1675-1680)

Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Cleopatra’s Banquet c.1675–1680 Oil on canvas, 74 x 95.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Cleopatra made a bet with Mark Antony on who could give the most lavish banquet. She won by dissolving a priceless pearl in vinegar and…

Judith at the banquet of Holofernes (1634)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Judith at the banquet of Holofernes 1634 Oil on canvas, 143 x 154.7 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid In the past various authors have expressed their scepticism about the attribution of the painting to Rembrandt. However, the Rembrandt Research…

Danae (1560-1565)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Danae 1560–1565 Oil on canvas, 129.8 x 181.2 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The first Poesie presented to Prince Philip were Danaë (1553, The Wellington Collection) and Venus and Adonis (1554, Museo del Prado, P422), versions of other…