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Rembrandt van Rijn, De vaandeldrager
Purchased by the Dutch State with the support of the members of the Rembrandt Association (thanks in part to its Stortenbeker Fonds, A.M. Roeters van Lennep Fonds, Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, Nationaal Fonds 1930, Acquoy-Nairac Fonds, Mevrouw dr. E. Frederiks Fonds, Mevrouw J.J. den Boer-den Herder… · Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamView original →
Rembrandt van Rijn

De vaandeldrager

1636

Current Collection

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Medium
canvas, paint
Dimensions
102.6 × 97.5 × 3.2 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-108392

Rembrandt’s ensign proudly poses near a column, the symbol of fortitude, his dagger within reach. Ensigns carried the banner of the civic guard or army. They had to defend this symbol with their life. When Rembrandt painted The Standard Bearer he had just begun working for himself and was experimenting with a loose painting style. Rembrandt took himself as the model: the face behind the walrus moustache is recognizably his own.

Provenance

Purchased by the Dutch State with the support of the members of the Rembrandt Association (thanks in part to its Stortenbeker Fonds, A.M. Roeters van Lennep Fonds, Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, Nationaal Fonds 1930, Acquoy-Nairac Fonds, Mevrouw dr. E. Frederiks Fonds, Mevrouw J.J. den Boer-den Herder…

Registry history

  • 1636 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum

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