Rembrandt van Rijn (alternatively: Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn)
Found in 187 Collections and/or Records:
A Bearded Man in a Cap, Wrongly attributed as a rabbi, this is simply a layman portrayed with a black beard, his mouth agape, and his eyes solemn., late 1650s
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0145; Public Notes:
A Gathering of Three Men, In conversation, one man stands, pointing, while two are seated against a structure, looking up and listening to him.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0211; Public Notes:
A Man at an Altar (detail), Possibly a Christian priest praying at a makeshift altar. Most often the attributed motif for Simeon the Elder is a man dressed as clergy at the altar, reading, translating, waiting for the consolation of Israel, so it could also be identified as him too.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0039; Public Notes:
A Man at the Altar, A man of the clergy stands leaning on the altar reading a book. This motif is similar to many artists' depiction of Simeon the Elder who wants in the Temple, reading, for the consolation of Israel. Or the painting could simply be of a Christian priest at the altar with a liturgical book in hand.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0033; Public Notes:
A Man in Defense, A man in vague Oriental clothing stands defending two cowering men behind him. His sword is unsheathed and drawn.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0212.1; Public Notes:
A man in oriental costume (King Uzziah stricken by leprosy), The King Uzziah of the Old Testament wrings his hands. Although he is finely dressed and adorned, he is unwell, stricken by God. His eyes betray a worried man., c. 1639
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0155; Public Notes:
A Praying Boy, A man leans over the side of his bed to view a boy who, kneeling beside the bed facing the older man, prays. Another stands beside the scene.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0209; Public Notes:
A Scholar Writing, A scholar writes on an open page by a candlelight. Another large book is opened before him.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0041; Public Notes:
A Woman Bathing, A nude woman has her back to the viewer and holds a towel. The lines are broad and un-detailed.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0208; Public Notes:
A Woman in Bed, A young woman, possibly the artist's lover, Hendrickje, looks over the side of the bed., 1647?
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0078.2; Public Notes:
A Young Man Seated at a Table (possibly Govaert Flinck), A young man sits with his hand gently on a table beside his tall hat. He looks at the viewer with his right hand resting on his hip.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0120; Public Notes:
A Young Man Seated at a Table (possibly Govaert Flinck), A young man stands by a table with one hand on his hip and the other on his raised knee., c. 1660
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0107; Public Notes:
A Young Woman in a Black Cap, A women in pearls and a black hat and ruddy cheeks looks plainly at the viewer., c. 1632
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0175; Public Notes:
Adoration of the Magi, An imitation of Rembrandt's "Adoration of the Magi" shows a humbler station of Magi who bow and adore while reading texts of prophecy instead of flaunting the wealth they have brought from afar.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0060; Public Notes: Wrongly attributed as "Philemon and Baucis" on the image.
An Elderly Man as Saint Paul, An older man sits in darkness, his hands clasped together on his lap, looking at an angle downcast., probably 1659
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0137; Public Notes:
An Old Man in Military Costume, An older man is dressed in armor with a feather peeping out of his beret. His face is rigid and his eyes avoid the viewer., about 1630-31
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0080; Public Notes:
Anna and the Blind Tobit, Anna and Tobit sit together beside an open window in their cluttered home. Tobit has his back to the light, his head downcast., ca. 1630
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0044; Public Notes:
Archangel Raphael with Tobias, Archangel Raphael guards the boy Tobias on his journey to help his family after his father is blinded.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0214; Public Notes:
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Aristotle, dressed in 17th century Western European clothing, stands with his right hand resting on the busy of Homer, contemplating., 1653
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0132; Public Notes: Purchase, special contributions and funds given or bequeathed by friends of the Museum, 1961
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Aristotle stands in heavily-Europeanized clothing staring at a bust of Homer. Aristotle's hand is gently placed on the head of Homer., 1653
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0037; Public Notes: Erickson Collection
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