Who knows where this woman is looking and what she is waiting for. Attractive, untidy, with one hand resting on the pillow, she looks out with interest because of the

One of a series of portraits of the apostles, written in the early 60s. Unlike other single-figure portraits, here behind the apostle is an angel inspiring Matthew to write the

WRITTEN IN THE YEARS, when young Rembrandt only made a name for himself while living in Leiden. The picture is very small and completely finished – one of many examples

The story of the biblical patriarch Joseph is told in Genesis. Even in the parental home of Jacob and Rachel, their beloved son Joseph acts as a dreamer. Joseph’s father

The painting is known under the names: “Sindiki”, “Elders of the cloth workshop”; both are not entirely accurate and are related to the establishment of a clothmaker’s guild, designed to

Very often, an unusual motive could have led Rembrandt to carry out bold artistic experiments. An example of one of these experiments can serve as a picture presented from the

The painting “Balaam Ass” was created in 1626 and refers to the so-called Leiden period, the time when Rembrandt van Rijn worked in this city from 1625-1631. All the works

Painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn “Portrait of an Old Warrior”. Portrait size 108 x 86 cm, wood, oil. In the numerous portraits of Amsterdam in the 1630s,

The mysterious, romantic figure of the young rider caused more controversy than any other Rembrandt painting, whose controversial authorship is just one of the ambiguities associated with this work. A

Rembrandt – Dutch painter, draftsman and etcher, one of the greatest masters of the XVII century. This self-portrait depicts a confident man dressed in Italian fashion of the XVI century.

In the works of Rembrandt there is no direct protest against the existing reality; but the moral ideal of a person who advances and defends it in his work is

The traditional name is “Girl by the Window”, although this is clearly studio work and a window sill on which the model leaned, nothing more than a shelf or stand.

The picture illustrates the gospel parable. Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire workers in his vineyard and arranged

The popularity of the young Rembrandt is growing rapidly, and already in the early 30s, fellow citizens begin to order his portraits to him. Among the first was written “Portrait

Painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn “Portrait of an Old Woman”. Portrait size 109 x 84 cm, oil on canvas. Old age in a wide variety of options