Rembrandt – part 2

1628-30c Self-Portrait oil on panel 38.2 x 31 cm Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606 – 1669) is considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art and the most important in Dutch history. Having achieved youthful success as a portrait painter, Rembrandt’s later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardships. Yet his etchings were popular throughout his lifetime, his reputation as an artist remained high, and for twenty years he taught many important Dutch painters. His greatest creative triumphs are exemplified especially in his portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible. His self-portraits form a unique and intimate biography, in which the artist surveyed himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity.

This is part 2 of a 14 - part post on the works of Rembrandt. For full biographical notes see part 1, the introduction.

1624-25 The Operation (Touch) oil on panel 21.5 x 17.7 cm Private Collection 1624-25 The Operation Rembrandt painted the picture at the age of about 17 years in his native city Leiden, the cradle of Dutch paintings in the 17th century. The painting was originally part of a series of five small paintings with the theme of the Five Senses.  Two of the three remaining preserved paintings “The Operation” (Touch) and “The Three Singers” (Hearing) are located in a private collection in New York. The third piece “The Spectacle-Pedlar” (Sight) is now maintained as a Dutch cultural heritage piece.

1624-25c The Three Singers (Hearing) oil on oak panel 21.6 x 17.8 cm Private Collection

1624-25 The Spectacle-Pedlar (Sight) oil on panel 21.5 x 19.5 cm Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, Netherlands

1624-28 Circumcision etching on paper 21.3 x 16.7 cm

1624-28 Rest on the Flight into Egypt etching on paper 21.2 x 16.4 cm

1625 The Stoning of Saint Stephen oil on panel 89.5 x 123.6 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, France

1625-26c Oriental Ruler on Horseback 16 x 13.6 cm pen and bistre

1625-26c The Triumph of Mordecai 21 x 26.4 cm pen and brush in bistre, wash Kunsthalle, Bremen, Germany

1625-31 Bust of a Man with a Cap etching on paper 4.9 x 3.8 cm (plate)

1625-31 Self-Portrait with Fur Hat etching and engraving on paper 6 x 5.6 cm

1625-35 Grotesque Profile of Man with High Hat etching on paper 3.8 x 2.6 cm (plate)

1625-35 Man in Hat with Earflaps etching on paper 5 x 3.8 cm (plate)

1625-35 Self-Portrait with Hat and Dark Cloak etching on paper 6.6 x 6 cm (plate)

1625-36c A Woman and Child Descending a Staircase sketch 18.7 x 13.2 cm Pierpoint Morgan Library, New York

1625-50 Portrait of the Actor William Bartholsz Ruyter pen in brown, white body colour on light brown prepared paper 13.9 x 17.4 cm

1625c Bust of an Old Man with Turban oil on panel 26.5 x 20 cm Pinacothèque de Paris

1626 Balaam and his Ass oil on oak panel 63.2 x 46.5 cm Musée Cognacq-Jay, Paris

1626 Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple oil on oak panel 43.1 x 32 cm Pushkin Museum, Moscow

1626 History Painting oil on panel 90.1 x 121.3 cm Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden

1626 Musical Company oil on panel 63.5 x 48 cm Rijksmueum, Amsterdam

1626 The Baptism of the Eunuch oil on panel 63.5 x 48 cm Catharijne Convent, Utrecht

1626 Tobit and Anna with the Kid oil on panel 39.5 x 30 cm Rijksmueum, Amsterdam

1626 Two Studies of the Head of an Old Man pen and brown ink on paper 9 x 14.9 cm J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles CA

1626-27 Bust of a Man in a Gorget and a Feathered Beret oil on oak panel 40 x 29.4 cm

1626-30 Beggar etching on paper 12.2 x 9.5 cm

1626-30 Self-Portrait Leaning Forward etching on paper 6.4 x 5 cm (plate)

1626-30 Self-Portrait with Wide Nose etching on paper 7.1 x 5.9 cm

1626-30 Self-Portrait, Listening, Leaning Forward etching on paper 6.5 x 5.2 cm

1626-32 Bearded Old Man with High Forehead etching on paper 8.7 x 7.3 cm

1626-35 Man with Beard and Hat etching on paper 5 c 4.1 cm (plate)

1627 David, Presenting the Head of Goliath to King Saul oil on panel 27.5 x 39.5 cm Kunstmuseum, Basel

1627 Parable of the Rich Man oil on oak 31.9 x 42.5 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin

1627 St. Paul in Prison oil on panel 72.8 x 60.2 cm Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart

1627-28 Outskirts of a Town with Walls and a Doorway pen and indian ink and brown wash on paper 15.2 x 14.3 cm Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge UK

1627-28 Simeon in the Temple oil on Panel 55.4 x 43.7 cm Kunsthalle, Hamburg

1627-29c Soldier on Horseback Blowing a Trumpet pen and bistre and grey washes 28 x 22.8 cm Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam

1627-31 Beggar with Deformed Hand, Leaning on a Stick etching 9 x 4.2 cm

1627-31 Kneeling Hieronymous etching on paper 38.9 x 33.2 cm

1627-31 Peter and John Healed a Lame Man at the Temple Gate etching on paper 22.1 x 16.9 cm

1627-31 Self-Portrait with Fur Hat etching on paper 6.2 x 5 cm

1627-31 The Blind Tobias etching on paper 7.8 x 5.5 cm

1627-31 The Small Lion Hunt etching on paper 15.8 x 11.8 cm

1627-32 Head of a Man with Fur Hat, Shouting etching on paper 3.5 x 2.8 cm

1627-35 Head of an Old Woman etching on paper 3.5 x 4.3 cm

1627c Man Pulling a Rope red chalk 27.3 x 17.6 cm Graphische Sammlung, Munich, Germany

1627c Self-Portrait oil on wood 24 x 17 cm Staatliche Museen, Kassel

1628 Self-Portrait oil on panel 22.6 x 18.7 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1627c Study of an Archer red chalk heightened with white 27.7 x 17.7 cm  Graphische Sammlung, Munich, Germany

1627c Study of an Archer red chalk heightened with white 30.6 x 16.2 cm Kupferstichkabinet, Dresden, Germany

1628 Blind Man Leaning on a Stick pen and bistre 13 x 11.5 cm

1628 Rembrandt's Mother etching on paper 6.3 x 6.4 cm

1628 Rembrandt's Mother etching retouched with black chalk on paper 6.5 x 5.8 cm

1628 Rembrandt's Mother etching on paper 6.5 x 6.3 cm

1628 Samson and Delilah oil on panel 59.5 x 49.5 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

1628 The Artist in His Studio oil on panel 25.1 x 31.9 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA

1628 Two Old Men Disputing (Peter and Paul?) oil on oak panel 72.4 x 59.7 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

1628-29 Self-Portrait sketch on paper 12.7 x 9.4 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1628-29c A Scholar by Candlelight oil on copper 13.9 x 13.9 cm Collection of Isabel and Alfred Bader, Milwaukee

1628-29c Beggar Couple with a Dog pen and bistre 16.5 x 14.5 cm

1628-29c Beggar Woman Leaning on a Stick pen and brush 13.5 x 12 cm

1628-29c Man in a Flat Cap pen and bistre 14.4 x 10.8 cm Kupferstichkabinett, Dresden, Germany

1628-29c Oriental pen and brush in olive brown bistre 17.3 x 10.8 cm École des Beaux-Arts, Paris

1628-29c Rembrandt's Mother pen and brush 12 x 10.5 cm

1628-29c Standing Beggar Turned to the Right 29.2 x 17 cm Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam

1628-29c Young Worker Leaning on a Spade pen and bistre 14.4 x 8.6 cm

1628-30 Head of an Old Man (in a Cap) oil on oak panel 24.3 x 20.3 cm Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingsto, Ontario, Canada

1628-31 Bust of a Bald Man with a Fur Coat etching on paper 6.6 x 5.8 cm

1628-31 Self-Portrait with Shaggy Hair etching on paper 6 x 5.6 cm

1628-32 Beggar in a High Cap, Standing and Leaning on a Stick etching on ivory laid paper 15.3 x 10.8 cm (sheet) Art Institute of Chicago IL

1628-32 Beggar Warming Hands at a Brazier etching on paper 7.7 x 4.6 cm