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Old Scholar in a Vaulted Chamber (”St Anastasius”)
  • Old Scholar in a Vaulted Chamber (”St Anastasius”)

    TitleOld Scholar in a Vaulted Chamber (”St Anastasius”)
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on wood
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 60 x 48 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 80 x 68 x 7 cm
  • DatingSigned 1631
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch, born 1606, dead 1669
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Inventory No.NM 579
  • AcquisitionTransferred 1866 Kongl. Museum
  • Description
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    A man sits reading in a room with high vaults. Faint daylight falls through the large window to the right and the doorway to the left. The suggestive chiaroscuro and detailed history painting with small figures is typical of the works of Rembrandt’s youth.