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Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1661, painting, SK-A-4050
Here, Rembrandt is about 55. In this portrait he represents St Paul, the apostle, identified by his usual attributes: a manuscript and a sword, of which the hilt extends from under the cloak. The self portrait is typical of Rembrandt’s late style of painting: he used the paint structure in the…
On display in Gallery of Honour
Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Maria…
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1639, painting, SK-C-597
Maria Trip, daughter of one of Amsterdam’s wealthiest merchants, was twenty when Rembrandt painted her portrait. The artist placed Maria against a stone arch and devoted particular attention to the reflected light, the fashionable dress and jewellery. The costly garments are trimmed with strips of…
On display in room 2.8
The Night Watch
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642, painting, SK-C-5
Rembrandt’s largest, most famous canvas was made for the Arquebusiers guild hall. This was one of several halls of Amsterdam’s civic guard, the city’s militia and police. Rembrandt was the first to paint figures in a group portrait actually doing something. The captain, dressed in black, is…
On display in Nightwatch gallery
The Sampling Officials of the…
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1662, painting, SK-C-6
Samplers checked the quality of dyed cloth. Here Rembrandt shows them at work, distracted for a moment and looking up. One syndic is about to sit, or stand, so not all the heads are at the same level. A clever trick which, with the confident brushwork and subtle use of light, make this one of the…
On display in Gallery of Honour
Man in Oriental Clothing
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635, painting, SK-A-3340
On display in room 2.8
Portrait of Haesje Jacobsdr van…
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634, painting, SK-A-4833
On display in room 2.8
Still Life with Peacocks
Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1639, painting, SK-A-3981
On display in Gallery of Honour
Johannes Wtenbogaert
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633, painting, SK-A-4885
On display in room 2.8
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction…
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630, painting, SK-A-3276
Young Woman in Fantasy Costume
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633, painting, SK-A-4057
On display in room 2.8