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The oval-shaped oil portraits, signed and dated by Rembrandt van Rijn in 1635, depict a wealthy elderly couple in Leiden, Netherlands. The two were linked to the painter through their son, who had ...
When conservators used X-rays to analyze Rembrandt’s 17th-century masterpiece “The Night Watch,” they discovered something unexpected under its surface: lead.
Rembrandt drew from the numerous sketches and engravings that had been created to commemorate the event. In a formal sense, he mimicked the staged and theatrical depictions of Marie de’ Medici ...
Last week, the Rembrandt House Museum reopened in Amsterdam after a four-month closure, offering 30 percent more Rembrandt van Rijn in the building where the artist lived and worked—plus a ...
The rediscovered painting was listed as a Rembrandt copy worth as little as $10,000. But several auction bidders appeared to believe it may be a genuine masterpiece.
The “Chasing Rembrandt” exhibit at the Wadsworth is a self-examination of the museum’s quest to own a Rembrandt, including the times it thought it did own some.
So Rembrandt’s motivation was likeliest, according to recent studies, the Calvinist goal of converting the Jews and all other non-Christians, including Africans.
Rembrandt’s “Jewish Heroine From the Hebrew Bible,” is sequestered in a small antechamber of its own, and if you ever sought to be alone with a Rembrandt (or a queen), ...
Rembrandt illuminates some objects clearly, while other aspects remain murky or obscure, placed deliberately in the shadows, creating uncertainties and provoking debates.
The listing, which sold for $1.4 million, identifies the painting, found in an attic in Camden, as 'after Rembrandt' – in his style but not necessarily by him.
A 17th-century drawing of a lion by Rembrandt could become the most expensive work on paper ever sold at auction, according to the Art Newspaper, with proceeds fittingly ear-marked for big cat ...
A 17th century portrait discovered in an attic by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt sold for $1.4 million in Maine, breaking a state record. The painting, titled "Portrait of Girl" by ...