This is one of the largest paintings ever made by Rembrandt, and one of only two life-size equestrian portraits of ordinary citizens in the history of Dutch art. The rider has been identified as the ...
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Keep in mind that there are no Rembrandt paintings – only etchings – much to the chagrin of some recent museumgoers, though there are paintings by Rembrandt's contemporaries, such as Pieter ...
“I sometimes feel like a monkey in a zoo,” says Esther van Duijn, one of eight conservators restoring Rembrandt’s 1642 ...
Seascapes have a certain beauty to them. The oceans, the endless waters, the calm waves, and the turbulent high tides, they ...
This spring, the Jewish Museum presents a major exhibition examining how the heroic story of Queen Esther served as a popular source of inspiration for Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1609) and his ...
Behind a glass barrier, conservators are removing the painting’s old varnish as it hangs on its gallery wall—the first step in the masterpiece’s restoration. Rembrandt’s 12.5- by 15-foot ...
From Monet to Manet, Renoir to Rembrandt, Europe’s legendary artists are so familiar to us that we can immediately identify their iconic works. Many of these artists’ masterworks can be found in their ...