St. Bartholomew
signed and dated "Rembrandt f. 1661." Made just eight years before Rembrandt's death, this painting depicts Saint Bartholomew holding a knife in his right hand, a reference to the fact that he was skinned alive when martyred. One of Rembrandt's neighbors may have posed as the model for the saint. By showing the apostle as a common man, Rembrandt gave the revered holy figure a tangible human quality, suggesting perhaps that holiness is part of daily life, a view in keeping with the religious atmosphere of mid-1600s Amsterdam. Saint Bartholomew appears pensive, almost melancholy in mood. He hold... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Image |
Schlagwörter: | Painting / Baroque / 17th century / Dutch / saints / male / males / portraits / portrait / portraiture |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26644923 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/83388 |