The Apostle Paul
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DatesMade: Made between 1627 and 1629
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 119 x 108 cm h x w x d: Ram 149 x 139 x 10 cm
Inventory numberNM 7087
AcqusitionPurchase 2012 Wiros Fund
Other titlesTitle (sv): Aposteln Paulus Title (en): The Apostle Paul
DescriptionDescription: In the late 1620s, Jan Lievens and Rembrandt collaborated in Leiden. They were the same age, and works from their youth are often hard to distinguish. This painting of the apostle Paul shows an affinity with Rembrandt’s work, in its subject and in its vigorous light and shadow and realistic rendering of the furrowed face and coarse hand. Paul is portrayed as an ageing scholar who, deep in thought and illuminated by divine light, writes his epistles.
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Motif categoryReligion/Mythology
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TechniquePainting
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