Bearded Man, in a Furred Oriental Cap and Robe: the Artist's Father

1631

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows the upper half of a man's body. His shoulders are turned slightly to the side while his face is directed towards the viewer. The man has a beard and a stern expression. He is wearing a large, furry hat that covers the top of his head, with his hair visible around his temples. He is dressed in clothing with a fur-lined collar. The background is plain, focusing on the subject. The artwork is in monochrome, featuring shading and cross-hatching for texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and burin

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7090

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 263, State iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Mathey (Lugt Sup. 2100b); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); given to the National Gallery of Art 1943

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1956

  • Rembrandt and His Pupils, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1956, no. 44.

Bibliography

1923

  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 85, state iv/v.

Wikidata ID

Q65024496

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