File:Workshop of Rembrandt van Rijn - Head of an Old Man - Walters 37298.jpg
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Summary
anonymous: Head of an Old Man
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| Title |
Head of an Old Man |
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painting  |
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| Genre |
portrait |
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| Description |
English: This broadly brushed study was made in Rembrandt's workshop in the late 1630s by a student. There are other studies of this man's head from different directions. Rembrandt operated a school within his workshop, and many young men studied with him to learn his expressive style. They set up their easels in a circle around the model-perhaps a poor man from the neighborhood who had an interesting face.
Rembrandt was one of the first to see the faces of the elderly, reflecting a lifetime of experience, as wonderful subjects. With loose brush strokes and selective highlighting, the painter explores the sitter's lined, weathered face. |
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| Date | between 1635 and 1640 (Baroque) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on panel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 20.6 cm (8.1 in); width: 17.7 cm (6.9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
37.298 |
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| Place of creation | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum artwork ID: 29980 |
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| Source |
Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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