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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp

Rembrandt1632

Mauritshuis

Mauritshuis
Den Haag, Netherlands

Rembrandt was only twenty-five when he was asked to paint the portraits of the Amsterdam surgeons. The portrait was commissioned for the anatomy lesson given by Dr Nicolaes Tulp in January 1632. Rembrandt portrayed the surgeons in action, and they are all looking at different things. Dynamism is added to the scene by the great contrasts between light and dark. In this group portrait, the young painter displayed his legendary technique and his great talent for painting lifelike portraits.

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  • Title: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp
  • Creator: Rijn, Rembrandt van
  • Date Created: 1632
  • Physical Dimensions: h169.5 cm x w216.5 cm
  • Provenance: Commissioned by members of the Surgeons’ Guild, Amsterdam, 1632; Surgeons’ Widows’ Fund, Amsterdam, 1798-1828; purchased by the Dutch State and placed in the Mauritshuis at the order of King William I, 1828
  • Type: Painting
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
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