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The Unseen Rembrandt

Ivins, William Mills

1942

97 pages

84 illustrations

This title is out of print.

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The Unseen Rembrandt attempts to achieve a greater understanding of Rembrandt's paintings, drawings, and prints in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection by showcasing details if the works displaying Rembrandt's distinct brush, pen, and point movement. This unique examination reveals a detailed quality of his painting that is otherwise impossible to see under ordinary museum gallery conditions.

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Man in a Turban, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on canvas — Man in a Turban
1632

Portrait of a Woman, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on canvas — Portrait of a Woman, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family
1632

Herman Doomer (ca. 1595–1650), Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on wood — Herman Doomer (ca. 1595–1650)
1640

The Toilet of Bathsheba, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on wood — The Toilet of Bathsheba
1643

Portrait of a Man, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on canvas — Portrait of a Man
ca. 1655–60

Old Woman Cutting Her Nails, Rembrandt Dutch, Oil on canvas — Old Woman Cutting Her Nails
ca. 1655–60

Flora, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on canvas — Flora
ca. 1654

Rembrandt's Son Titus (1641–1668), Rembrandt Dutch, Oil on canvas — Rembrandt's Son Titus (1641–1668)

Portrait of a Man ("The Auctioneer"), Rembrandt Dutch, Oil on canvas — Portrait of a Man ("The Auctioneer")
probably ca. 1658–62

Self-Portrait, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on canvas — Self-Portrait
1660

Hendrickje Stoffels (1626–1663), Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on canvas — Hendrickje Stoffels (1626–1663)
mid-1650s

The Sibyl, Willem Drost Dutch, Oil on canvas — The Sibyl
ca. 1654

Head of Christ, Rembrandt Dutch, Oil on canvas — Head of Christ

Man with a Magnifying Glass, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on canvas — Man with a Magnifying Glass
early 1660s

Man with a Beard, Rembrandt Dutch, Oil on canvas — Man with a Beard

Seated Man Wearing a Flat Cap, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache; framing lines in pen and brown ink — Seated Man Wearing a Flat Cap
1635–40

The Meeting of Jacob And Rachel at the Well, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, with framing line in pen and brown ink — The Meeting of Jacob And Rachel at the Well
1640–49

Two Studies of a Woman Reading, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Pen and brown iron-gall ink — Two Studies of a Woman Reading
1635–40

Man Leading a Camel, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Pen and brown ink, traces of brush and brown wash — Man Leading a Camel
1650–69

Cottage among Trees, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on paper washed with brown — Cottage among Trees
ca. 1650

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