Eeckhout and Rembrandt: An Intimate Gathering
While wondering through Het Rembrandthuis Museum, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands last autumn, a painting caught my eye. The walls of the Rembrandt House were covered with paintings salon style, and although it was hard for the eye to isolate any image, this particular painting caught my attention and held it. The painting, The Last Supper, by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (1664) , was on loan to The Rembrandt House Museum from the Rijksmuseum. The painting resembles Rembrandt’s style because the artist was not only a pupil but also a friend of Rembrandt. Another interesting thing about the painting was the way that the artist reinterpreted the subject matter.
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Further Reading on Poetry and Art
- When we could knock on each other's doors unannounced
- Action, Unification: A Lenten Journey
- Breaking out of the Shell
February 25th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Hey Stephen,
I’m not sure yet whether I’ll stay at Written Bliss or go on back to Pencils From Heaven. Any thoughts?