Rembrandt van Rijn, 1661 - St. Bartholomew - fine art print

Original information about the artwork by The J. Paul Getty Museum (© - by The J. Paul Getty Museum - www.getty.edu)

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 holds his chin as if lost in thought and his eyes seem to see beyond time. Rembrandt used a broader, freely brushed technique typical of his late mature style. Applied with a palette knife, thick areas of paint called impasto are visible on the saint's forehead, nose, ears, and hands. The overall handling of paint is much more expressive and contrasts with the smoother, more precise style of his earlier works.

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The masterpiece was made by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn in 1661. The over 350 years old original creation measures the size: 86,7 x 75,6 cm. Oil on canvas was used by the artist as the medium of the painting. Moveover, this work of art belongs to the The J. Paul Getty Museum's art collection, which is part of the J. Paul Getty trust and is one of the world's largest arts organizations worldwide. It seeks to inspire curiosity about, and enjoyment and understanding of, the visual arts by collecting, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting works of art of outstanding quality and historical importance.. With courtesy of - The J. Paul Getty Museum (license: public domain).Moreover, the artwork has the following creditline: . What is more, the alignment of the digital reproduction is portrait with a ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width. Rembrandt van Rijn was a painter of Dutch nationality, whose artistic style can mainly be assigned to Baroque. The Baroque painter lived for 63 years, born in the year 1606 in Leiden and passed away in 1669 in Amsterdam.

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