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It is Rembrandt's only seascape. It is widely believed, because of the fourteen people in the boat, that Rembrandt painted himself in the boat along with the twelve disciples and Jesus. [5] The crewmember looking out towards the viewer of the painting has been suggested as being a self-portrait of Rembrandt. [5] Part of a $500,000,000 heist ...
Major auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie's would not routinely check for whether art offered for sale through them was on lists of stolen works until 1985. "[We hope that] the works become so catalogued and so well-known that it would be unlikely that any collector or museum buyer could innocently purchase them," Bantey told the Gazette .
The monochromatic painting, which measures 9.6 x 7.3 inches, was purchased by an anonymous buyer for €860,000 (then around $910,000) at the Christie’s sale — more than 50 times the painting ...
The following is a list of etchings by the Dutch painter and etcher Rembrandt, with the catalogue numbers of Adam Bartsch. Each change or addition to the plate that can be seen in a print is referred to as a 'state' of the print.
"This is a prime example of the remarkable treasures that can be uncovered through house call," Kaja Veilleux of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries tells PEOPLE
A painting by titled "Portrait of Girl" by Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn sold for $1.4 at the Thomaston Place Auction Galleries in Thomaston, Maine on August 24, 2024.
Rembrandt likely considered the placement of the painting on the wall, as he chose a perspective with a fairly low vantage point, allowing the viewer to look up at the table from below. This angle magnifies the stature of the "staalmeesters" (cloth inspectors) enhancing their sense of importance.
They were painted on the occasion of the marriage of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit in 1634. Formerly owned by the Rothschild family, they became jointly owned by the Louvre Museum and the Rijksmuseum in 2015 after both museums managed to contribute half of the purchase price of €160 million, a record for works by Rembrandt. [1] [2] [3] [4]