The Story
M. Roeters van Lennep Fonds, Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, Nationaal Fonds 1930, Acquoy-Nairac Fonds, Mevrouw dr. E. J.
den Boer-den Herder Fonds, Cleyndert Fonds, Van Rijn Fonds, Saskia Fonds, Fonds voor Klassieke Beeldende Kunst, Themafonds 17de-eeuwse schilderkunst, Warning-Meijaard Fonds, Daan Cevat Fonds, the annual contribution of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and additional donations from members), the Rijksmuseum Fonds (Hans & Hedy de Klerk, Conrad Whelan 42 Fund, Anita Nijboer Fonds, the International Circle and other private donors) and The Friends Lottery.
Executed in Purchased by the Dutch State with the support of the members of the Rembrandt Association (thanks in part to its Stortenbeker Fonds, A.M. Roeters van Lennep Fonds, Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, Nationaal Fonds 1930, Acquoy-Nairac Fonds, Mevrouw dr. E. Frederiks Fonds, Mevrouw J.J. den Boer-den Herder Fonds, Cleyndert Fonds, Van Rijn Fonds, Saskia Fonds, Fonds voor Klassieke Beeldende Kunst, Themafonds 17de-eeuwse schilderkunst, Warning-Meijaard Fonds, Daan Cevat Fonds, the annual contribution of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and additional donations from members), the Rijksmuseum Fonds (Hans & Hedy de Klerk, Conrad Whelan 42 Fund, Anita Nijboer Fonds, the International Circle and other private donors) and The Friends Lottery., measuring height: 102.6; width: 96.8; depth: 3.2; width: 97.5; height: 118.8, the surface rewards close looking. Rembrandt van Rijn builds the composition through layered glazes and a tightly controlled palette, letting cool shadows recede so that the warm, lit passages step forward. The brushwork shifts from the precise to the almost dissolved — a hallmark of mature Baroque practice.
“A silence so complete it becomes its own witness.”
