Rembrandt: Musical Company
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Artist |
Rembrandt
(1606–1669) |
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Alternative names |
Rembrandt van Rijn, Birth name: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn |
Description |
Dutch painter, printmaker and drawer |
Date of birth/death |
15 July 1606 |
4 October 1669 |
Location of birth/death |
Leiden |
Amsterdam |
Work period |
between circa 1625 and circa 1669 date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1625-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1669-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
Work location |
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Authority file |
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artist QS:P170,Q5598 |
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Title |
The Music Party
label QS:Lru,"Концерт"
label QS:Lde,"Musizierende Gesellschaft"
label QS:Len,"The Music Party"
label QS:Lmk,"Музицирање"
label QS:Lnl,"Musicerend gezelschap" |
Object type |
painting |
Genre |
genre art |
Description |
Allegorical music party. To the left a man in oriental dress and a turban is playing the viol. Right beside him a man plays the harp. A young woman is sitting next to a table with an opened song book on her lap while singing. Behind her an older woman with headscarf watches on. Scattered on the floor are musical instruments (a lute, a violin) and piles of books. On the wall a painting showing Lot Fleeing Sodom can be seen. |
Date |
1626 date QS:P571,+1626-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Medium |
oil on oak wood |
Dimensions |
height: 63.5 cm (25 in); width: 48 cm (18.8 in) dimensions QS:P2048,63.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,48U174728 |
Collection |
Museum De Lakenhal
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Native name |
Museum De Lakenhal |
Location |
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Coordinates |
52° 09′ 47.02″ N, 4° 29′ 15″ E |
Established |
1874 / 2013 / 2019 |
Website |
www.lakenhal.nl |
Authority file |
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institution QS:P195,Q2098586
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Accession number |
SK-A-4674 |
Place of creation |
Amsterdam |
Object history |
by 1936 date QS:P,+1936-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1936-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 (?): F. Cripps, England
16 November 1936: purchased by Edward Speelman (art dealer), London, at the sale of the collection of Cripps at Christie’s, London, lot no. 155, for guineas 2,100
Unknown dateUnknown date : acquired by D. Katz (art dealer), Dieren
1940 (?): acquired by Miedl-Goudstikker (art dealer), Amsterdam
1940 (?): acquired by Galerie Maria Almas-Dietrich (art dealer), Munich
1940: acquired by Führermuseum, Linz, Inventory number 1042
1945 (?): transferred to the Central Collection Point, Munich, Inventory number 1405/1
Unknown dateUnknown date : restituted to Nathan Katz (1893-1949), Basel (?)
25 April 1951: purchased by N.N., Paris, at the sale of the collection of N.K. (=Nathan Katz) at Galerie Charpentier, Paris, lot no. 59
Unknown dateUnknown date : acquired by Edward Speelman (art dealer), London
1976: purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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Exhibition history |
Herwonnen Kunstbezit, 16 March 1946–May 1946, Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague, cat. no. 45.
The Mystery of the young Rembrandt, 3 November 2001–27 January 2002, Museum Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel, 20 February 2002–26 May 2002, Museum Het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam, Cat.no. 22.
Rembrandts moeder, mythe en werkelijkheid, 16 December 2005–19 March 2006, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, Cat.no. 1.
Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art. Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, 24 September 2006–7 January 2007, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, 27 January 2007–6 May 2007, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, 26 May 2007–16 September 2007, p. 126.
Rembrandt. The quest for chiaroscuro, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 12 March 2011–12 June 2011, Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya, 25 June 2011–4 September 2011.
In het voetspoor van Rembrandt, Museum Het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam, 1 October 2011–8 January 2012.
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Credit line |
Purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam with support of the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum |
Inscriptions |
Monogram and date bottom left:
Rh 1626
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References |
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue, as Musical Company, height: 63.5 cm (25 in); width: 48 cm (18.8 in) dimensions QS:P2048,63.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,48U174728 .
RKDimages, Art-work number 2938, as Musicerend gezelschap, height: 63.4 cm (24.9 in); width: 47.6 cm (18.7 in)dimensions QS:P2048,63.4U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,47.6U174728
Database on the Sonderauftrag Linz, as Musizierende Gesellschaft, height: 63 cm (24.8 in); width: 48 cm (18.8 in)dimensions QS:P2048,63U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,48U174728 .
Vereniging Rembrandt, as Allegorisch musicerend gezelschap, height: 63.5 cm (25 in); width: 48 cm (18.8 in)dimensions QS:P2048,63.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,48U174728 .
Web Gallery of Art, as The Music Party , height: 64 cm (25.1 in); width: 48 cm (18.8 in)dimensions QS:P2048,64U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,48U174728 .
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Source/Photographer |
www.rijksmuseum.nl : Home : Info : Pic |
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