A Man in a High Cap
Date1630
Maker
Rembrandt van Rijn
Dutch, 1606-1669
Label TextBeginning in the 1630s, Rembrandt used costumes kept in his studio to dramatize images. Here a tall hat transforms an elderly man (often identified as Rembrandt's father, though without evidence) into a dignified patriarch.
Object number60.103
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Durer, Rembrandt, and Goya: Old Masters Prints from the Seattle Art Museum Collection", May 31, 2001 - January 1, 2002 (5/31/2001 - 1/1/2002)
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Rembrandt Prints From The Seattle Art Museum's Permanent Collection", 6/3 - 7/25/93 in conjunction with Dutch and Flemish Paintings: The Harold Samuel Collection. (06/03/1993 - 07/25/1993)Credit LineNorman and Amelia Davis Collection
Dimensions4 x 3 1/4 in. (10.2 x 8.3 cm)
MediumEtching
Rembrandt van Rijn
Possibly reprint from original plate of 1642
Object number: 64.196
Rembrandt van Rijn
1656
Object number: 51.245
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