. Portrait of Rembrandt with a gorget. Formerly attributed to Rembrandt. Now believed to be a copy from Rembrandt’s studio after a self-portrait currently in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg (see File:Rembrandt van Rijn ). In 1991, Claus Grimm raised the possibility that the Germanisches Nationalmuseum version was the original and the Mauritshuis version a copy, basing his arguments on stylistic grounds, including the more refined finish of the Mauritshuis version, uncharacteristic of Rembrandt's loose handling. Finally, in 1998, infrared reflectography determined an understu
. Portrait of Rembrandt with a gorget. Formerly attributed to Rembrandt. Now believed to be a copy from Rembrandt’s studio after a self-portrait currently in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg (see File:Rembrandt van Rijn ). In 1991, Claus Grimm raised the possibility that the Germanisches Nationalmuseum version was the original and the Mauritshuis version a copy, basing his arguments on stylistic grounds, including the more refined finish of the Mauritshuis version, uncharacteristic of Rembrandt's loose handling. Finally, in 1998, infrared reflectography determined an understudy in the Mauritshuis version, which is known to be wholly uncharacteristic of Rembrandt's mode of working. Consequently most authors now accept the Germanisches Nationalmuseum version to be the original. Van der Vinde suggest the Maurithuis version came from Rembrandt's first pupil Gerrit Dou (p. 68). Artist as a Young Man - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
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