Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
Purchase, special contributions and funds given or bequeathed by friends of the Museum, 1961
Catalogue
- Year
- 1653
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 56 1/2 x 53 3/4 in. (143.5 x 136.5 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Rembrandt
Artist
Painting
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, mononymously known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art. It is estimated that Rembrandt's surviving works amount to about three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings, and several hundred drawings.
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- Rembrandt
- Year
- 1653
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 56 1/2 x 53 3/4 in. (143.5 x 136.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1653-006086
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified