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Two Moors
In the seventeenth century, African men – then known as Moors – were rarely depicted. And if they were, it was usually as servants in portraits. But Rembrandt painted them as subjects in their own right. Rembrandt painted the men in very thin layers of paint. Although he depicted their heads, like the white shawl, in great detail, many other parts are only sketchily painted. Presumably, Rembrandt’…
Creator
- Rembrandt van Rijn
Type of item
- painting
Date
- 1661 - 1661
- 1661/1661
- 1661/1661
Medium
- canvas
- Canvas
Creator
- Rembrandt van Rijn
Type of item
- painting
Date
- 1661 - 1661
- 1661/1661
- 1661/1661
Medium
- canvas
- Canvas
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Identifier
- 685
- resource_document_mauritshuis_685
Format
- 64.4 cm
- 77.8 cm
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-08-02T11:48:26.423Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-02-28T08:45:41.077Z