Sujet

'Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer', 1653, (1967). Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn.

Légende

'Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer', 1653, (1967). A meditation on the meaning of fame. The richly clad Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BCE) rests his hand pensively on a bust of Homer, the epic poet who had attained literary immortality with his Iliad and Odyssey centuries before. Aristotle wears a gold medallion with a portrait of his powerful pupil, Alexander the Great - perhaps the philosopher is weighing his own worldly success against Homer's timeless achievement. Although the work has come to be considered quintessentially Dutch, it was painted for a Sicilian patron at a moment when Rembrandt's signature style, with its dark palette and almost sculptural buildup of paint, was beginning to fall out of fashion in Amsterdam. Painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. From "Rembrandt" by Ludwig Münz and Bob Haak, [Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1967]

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM26A47_426

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NA

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

79.7Mo (5.0Mo) / 43.4cm x 46.0cm / 5128 x 5431 (300dpi)

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