In 1891 and 1892 a group of sixty-four prints was acquired that formed the foundation of the NGV’s now-renowned holdings of European print
The Self portrait of Rembrandt was first x radiographed in 1989. It was reshot in 2011, which is the image discussed here.
Rembrandt’s Portrait of a white haired man from 1667 is painted on a single piece of canva
Four x radiographs have been made of this painting.
The first oil painting attributed to Rembrandt came into the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria in 1933.
The reframing in 1955 of Tiepolo’s, The Banquet of Cleopatra, 1743 (acquired in 1933) is possibly the earliest re-framing project in the eighteenth century collectio
The frame on Two old men disputing, 1628, when acquired in 1934, was described by the dealer D.A. Hoogendijk as “the antique 17th century frame I found in Paris
Three frames have been used for Rembrandt Portrait of a white haired man, 1667.
Originally considered a Rembrandt self-portrait, we now wonder: who was the real mystery painter behind this portrait of the older master?
Originally considered a Rembrandt self-portrait, we now wonder: who was the real mystery painter behind this portrait of the older master?
By the 1640s the Amsterdam art scene was under the spell of Rembrandt, who had moved there from his home town of Leiden in 1632.
By the 1640s the Amsterdam art scene was under the spell of Rembrandt, who had moved there from his home town of Leiden in 1632.
After Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam in late 1631, portraits, both of individuals and of groups, became his financial mainstay. Portraiture represents almost two-thirds of his entire oeuvre.
After Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam in late 1631, portraits, both of individuals and of groups, became his financial mainstay. Portraiture represents almost two-thirds of his entire oeuvre.
In the 1630s, Thomas de Keyser was the most fashionable portrait painter in Amsterdam, and his work was popular with the middle and upper classes of that city.
In the 1630s, Thomas de Keyser was the most fashionable portrait painter in Amsterdam, and his work was popular with the middle and upper classes of that city.
This painting has long been clouded in controversy. Acquired as a self-portrait by Rembrandt, the work’s attribution has been questioned ever since its arrival in Australia in 193
This painting has long been clouded in controversy. Acquired as a self-portrait by Rembrandt, the work’s attribution has been questioned ever since its arrival in Australia in 193
A public lecture to accompany the NGV’s current exhibition of paintings and objects from the vast collection of Catherine the Great in the Hermitage sounded daunting.
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