Head of an Old Man

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Head of an Old Man

c. 1655-1669

Copy after Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

This head study exists in other workshop versions, all of which presumably descend from a lost original by Rembrandt likely painted about 1630. The copies may have arisen from the studio practice of training through replication of the master’s studies. Another Rembrandt follower, Carel Fabritius (Dutch, 1622–1654), used the same head for the executioner in a Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (c. 1640) now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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Object Details

Title:

Head of an Old Man

Date:

c. 1655-1669

Artist:

Copy after Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

Medium:

Oil on panel

Dimensions:

8 1/4 x 6 15/16 inches (20.9 x 17.6 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 476

Geography:

Made in Netherlands, Europe

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