Prague will not lose Rembrandt. One of the most anticipated exhibitions of the year is moving to September Culture
Self-portrait with two circles, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, No. 1665-1669.
photo: The Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood House, London
“With the help of Rembrandt’s other works, as well as the work of his contemporaries and followers (Jan Lievens, Gerrit Dou, Ferdinand Bol, Govaert Flinck and Christopher Paudiss), the exhibition will try to bring closer the inner life captured in the expression of the person portrayed. Rembrandt himself, “said curator Lucie Němečková.
The exhibition’s epilogue offers a modern understanding of Rembrandt’s work in the work of contemporary artists. Their authorial interpretation of the Prague Scholars in the study room shows that Rembrandt’s work is still a source of inspiration for more than 350 years after the artist’s death.
Due to the measures accompanying the prevention of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, it was not possible to open the exhibition at the originally planned date. After long negotiations, the project concept was finally maintained. Although due to the change in the date, certain modifications had to and is not possible to bring some originally intended works to Prague. Thanks to the new deadline, other works from the world’s collections have been secured.
For the first time in the Czech Republic, the exhibition aims to gather not only Rembrandt’s paintings, but also his drawings and graphics, to present the artist’s entire work. The central work of the exhibition will be the painting The Scholar in the Study Room from the NGP Collections. The painting from 1634 belongs to the most valuable works of the National Gallery, which still has seventy of its graphic sheets.
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) was a Dutch painter, draftsman, graphic artist and engraver. He is one of the best painters and graphic artists in Western art. He became famous during his lifetime and was soon found to be the greatest Dutch painter. His work includes portraits, especially self-portraits, as well as Dutch landscapes and paintings with mythological or biblical themes.