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Jan Cornelisz Sylvius
Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1646
This is Rembrandt’s second portrait of Jan Cornelisz Sylvius, which Petrus Sylvius commissioned in memory of his deceased father. The text praises his eloquence, and that is exactly what Rembrandt depicts here. The preacher is shown making a rhetorical gesture, as though speaking. The shadows of his hand and head even extend over the edge of the oval surround.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-566
- Dimensionsheight 278 mm x width 189 mm
- Physical characteristicsets, droge naald en burijn, gedrukt met lichte plaattoon