Installation Rembrandt portraits Jan and Jaapgen.
On loan from the Henry M. Holterman Family.
His best known works were large-scale group portraits likeThe Night WatchandThe Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp.
Installation Rembrandt portraits Jan and Jaapgen. On loan from the Henry M. Holterman Family. (Photo: Rijksmuseum/Olivier Middendorp)
However, a recent discovery puts a pair of much smaller paintings in the limelight.
The Rijksmuseum also believes that these paintings were made as a gift.
Rembrandt was the most sought-after portraitist in Amsterdam at the time he painted the oval portraits.
Installation Rembrandt portraits Jan and Jaapgen. On loan from the Henry M. Holterman Family. (Photo: Rijksmuseum/Olivier Middendorp)
Installation Rembrandt portraits Jan and Jaapgen. On loan from the Henry M. Holterman Family. (Photo: Rijksmuseum/Olivier Middendorp)
