Rembrandt van Rijn, An Elderly Man in Prayer
Fund, 1967.16 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Rembrandt van Rijn

An Elderly Man in Prayer

1660s or later

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
87.3 × 72 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-110488

Toward the end of his life, Rembrandt explored religious themes from an intimate perspective, producing a number of works for a possible Apostle series. The personal religiosity of An Elderly Man in Prayer, formerly attributed to Rembrandt, bears resemblance to such late works. Seated with eyes nearly closed and hands clasped in prayer over a large book, the figure appears still and introspective. While the dramatic lighting and dark color palette are reminiscent of Rembrandt's late works, this painting, formerly attributed to the artist, has since been assigned to a follower or a later eight…

Provenance

Fund, 1967.16

Registry history

  • 1660s or later — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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