Rembrandt van Rijn, Man in Oriental Dress
Gift of Mr and Mrs Kessler-Hülsmann, Kapelle op den Bosch · Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamView original →
Rembrandt van Rijn

Man in Oriental Dress

1635

Current Collection

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Medium
panel
Dimensions
72 × 54.5 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-104687

Rembrandt manipulated light in a highly personal way. Here, the man’s turban and the right side of his face are brilliantly illuminated, while the left side is in shadow. Character heads like this – they are not portraits – were extremely popular in the 17th century; early on, they were widely copied and imitated. They were known as ‘Turkish tronies’.

Provenance

Gift of Mr and Mrs Kessler-Hülsmann, Kapelle op den Bosch

Registry history

  • 1635 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum

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