An artwork on Galleree from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About the artwork
Artist: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam)Date: 1653
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 56 1/2 x 53 3/4 in. (143.5 x 136.5 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Purchase, special contributions and funds given or bequeathed by friends of the Museum, 1961
Accession Number: 61.198
About the artist
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