Minneapolis Institute of Art

Head of an Old Man in High Fur Cap: Bust

Rembrandt van RijnLinkedCulture matchlcp-d6807541bb3d

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With well-placed scratches, Rembrandt conjured the illusion of fur in the space of a thimble. He loved using headgear to confer identity on his subjects, like this ruddy fellow leaning in to hear some tale he promises to keep under his hat. The fur could be marten or polecat—one of the humbler native furs the Dutch wore to keep warm. In 1631, Rembrandt put a similar hat on a bystander in Simeon’s Song of Praise (Mauritshuis, The Hague). The lines etched on the shoulder were probably added by a follower. Netherlands, Europe

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Minneapolis Institute of Art’s catalogue record

Dated: c. 1629
Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Department: European Art
Credit: Gift of Elizabeth, Julie, and Catherine Andrus in memory of John and Marion Andrus
Medium: Etching and burin

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Object ID: 121334
Object Type: Prints, Works on Paper
Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Classification” · the first available of several museum fields
Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Object Name” · the first available of several museum fields
Creator: Rembrandt van Rijn
Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Artist” · copied as is
Medium: Etching and burin
Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Medium” · copied as is
Department: European Art
Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Credit Line: Gift of Elizabeth, Julie, and Catherine Andrus in memory of John and Marion Andrus
Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Credit” · copied as is
Date: c. 1629
Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Dated” · copied as is
Begin Year: 1629
Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Dated” · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field
End Year: 1629
Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Dated” · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field

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