Rembrandt: 12 works

'The use of lavish costumes and light and dark contrasts reveal the influence of Rembrandt.'

'This painting has always been described in the arthistorical literature as an anonymous copy after Rembrandt's painting of circa 1631.'

'In this work he combined elements of pastoral and historical portraits.'

'Samuel Menasseh ben Israel (1604--1657) and Rembrandt were acquainted for several decades.'

'This is the copperplate from which Rembrandt printed his famous etching The beheading of John the Baptist dated 1640.'

'Thus Rembrandt gives us a demonstration of his dramatic use of light and shade.'

'Prior to this etching portraying Bueno as a fashionably dressed, reflective man, Rembrandt made a preliminary bust-length portrait in oil.'

'Rembrandt and his pupils often painted people in fancy dress for decorative effect, but biblical characters were also depicted in this way.'

'This is the last of Rembrandt van Rijn's seven etchings featuring the hermit and scholar Saint Jerome.'

'His graphic work played an important part in his rise to international fame, as it was reproducible and so became more widely known than his paintings or drawings.'

'The dozen or more self-portraits that date from each decade of Rembrandt's career vary considerably in composition, expression and technique.'

'Over the last years some doubts have been expressed by experts and Van de Wetering has recently attributed the painting to an unnamed Rembrandt pupil.'