Rembrandt’s Son Titus in a Monk’s Habit
Rembrandt’s son Titus was probably the model for this ‘portrait’ of a Franciscan monk. His downcast eyes lend him an air of quiet introspection. His serene, pale face stands out clearly against a backdrop of green and brown vegetation.Solitary retreat into nature for prayer and reflection was of great importance to Saint Francis and his order.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/11P31521
- http://iconclass.org/11H(FRANCIS)
- http://iconclass.org/61B2
- Rijn, Titus Rembrandtsz. van
- Francis of Assisi
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, 1933; formerly Stroganoff Collection, St Petersburg
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/11P31521
- http://iconclass.org/11H(FRANCIS)
- http://iconclass.org/61B2
- Rijn, Titus Rembrandtsz. van
- Francis of Assisi
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, 1933; formerly Stroganoff Collection, St Petersburg
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1660
- 1660
Place-Time
- third quarter 17th century
Provenance
- ...; ? sale, Jean-François Sané (1732-79, Paris), Paris, 8 March 1780, no. 36 (‘Un Capucin vu à mi-corps; il paroît réfléchir profondément. Le fond annonce un paysage. Ce Tableau, d’une touche large d’un effet piquant, est peint sur toile par Rembrandt.’), fr. 221, to Joullain; ... ; ? sale, Charles Paul Vialart de Saint-Morys (1743-95, Paris), Paris (A.J. Paillet and A. Millioti), 6 (13) February 1786 sqq., no. 115 (‘Rimbrandt van Rhin. Un Réligieux représenté à mi corps & en méditation. Ce tableau, savant de touche; ne laisse aucun doute sur l’originalité, par la hardiesse de son exécution. H. 33 pouces, L. 26 pouces [89.1 x 70.2 cm]. Toile’), fr. 88, to Langlier; …; collection Count Alexander Sergeević Stroganoff (1733-1811), St Petersburg, 1800 ('Portrait d'un jeune homme en habit de St. François'); {Coll. cat. Stroganoff 1800, no. 52; coll. cat. Stroganoff 1807, no. 37; coll. cat. Stroganoff 1835, no. 37; see Jaeger 2007, p. 319.} his son, Count Paul Alexandrović Stroganoff (1772-1817), St Petersburg; his son-in-law, Count Sergej Gregor'ević Stroganoff (1794-1882), St Petersburg; his son, Alexander Sergejević Stroganoff (1818-64), St Petersburg; his son, Sergej Alexandrović Stroganoff (1852-1923), St Petersburg and Paris; confiscated by the Soviet Union 1917; from the Soviet Union, through the mediation of Colnaghi London, fl. 800,000, together with the Rembrandt workshop Denial of St Peter (SK-A-3137/no. XX), to the Vereniging Rembrandt for the museum, 1933{Hecht 2008, p. 85.}
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5227
- SK-A-3138
Extent
- height 79.5 cm
- width 67.7 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1660
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:15:15.632Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:44.702Z