The Artist in his Studio
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| Artist | Rembrandt van Rijn |
| Year | c. 1628 |
| Type | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 24.8 cm × 31.7 cm (9.8 in × 12.5 in) |
| Location | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
The Artist in his Studio is an oil painting on panel by Rembrandt c. 1628. The painting shows an artist' studio in realist style. It is held by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts.
One critical analysis of the painting commented on the size disparity between the canvas inside the painting and the actual canvas, saying "Rembrandt's picture is small relative to its subject, rendering something far grander than itself–a painting several times its own size."[1]
Description
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The painting shows a painter on the left side of the composition and a canvas to the right.[2]
He wears a tabard, a garment often worn by European men in the late Middle Ages and early modern period.[3] He holds a palette, an assortment of paintbrushes, and a maulstick in his left hand, and a single paintbrush in his right hand.[4] A maulstick is a stick with a soft head that is used in painting to support the working hand. The piece portrays the artist gazing at the easel shown in the foreground of the painting rather than actively painting.[5] He stands a distance from the painting.[5] Notably, he is standing rather than sitting, as artists at the time typically sat to paint.[5]
The painting is set in Rembrandt's studio, where the unknown artist works.[6] The easel is positioned away from the viewer, offering no clear indication of the artist's painting.[6] Behind the artist, a jug, bottle, and an earthenware coal-pan rest on a table, while a grinding-stone stands next to him.[7] Two unused palettes of different sizes hang on the wall.[8] Every object in the scene depicts the workspace of an artist.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Barolsky, Paul; Goedde, Lawrence (Summer 2011). "Ambiguity in Rembrandt's Boston Artist in his studio". Notes in the History of Art. 30 (4): 43–45. doi:10.1086/sou.30.4.23208498. JSTOR 23208498. S2CID 191382535.
- ^ Bruyn, J.; Haak, B.; Levie, S.H.; Van Thiel, P.J.J.; Van de Wetering, E. (1982). A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings. Translated by Cook-Radmore, D. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 208.
- ^ White, Christopher; Buvelot, Quentin (1999). Rembrandt by Himself. National Gallery Publications Limited, London. p. 66.
- ^ Bruyn, J.; Haak, B.; Levie, S.H.; Van Thiel, P.J.J.; Van de Wetering, E. (1982). A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings. Translated by Cook-Radmore, D. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 208.
- ^ a b c White, Christopher; Buvelot, Quentin (1999). Rembrandt by Himself. National Gallery Publications Limited, London. p. 120.
- ^ a b White, Christopher; Buvelot, Quentin (1999). Rembrandt by Himself. National Gallery Publications Limited, London. p. 120.
- ^ Bruyn, J.; Haak, B.; Levie, S.H.; Van Thiel, P.J.J.; Van de Wetering, E. (1982). A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings. Translated by Cook-Radmore, D. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 208.
- ^ a b White, Christopher; Buvelot, Quentin (1999). Rembrandt by Himself. National Gallery Publications Limited, London. p. 120.
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