Indian sculpture and painting, illustrated by typical masterpieces, with an explanation of their motives and ideals . ijK- ? i^,r?r^i»f;- »l>c^v,,l^ REMBRANDT AND INDIAN PAINTING 203 tions of Indian miniatures, and it has been shownthat, from them chiefly, Rembrandt derived theoriental atmosphere for his Biblical subjects. Professor Sarre, in his monograph on thesubject,^ gives side by side reproductions of theoriginal Mogul miniature paintings or drawings,and Rembrandts pen-and-ink sketches. TheBritish Museum possesses a drawing by Rem-brandt copied from a Mogul miniature of Akbar, (?) ^ o
Indian sculpture and painting, illustrated by typical masterpieces, with an explanation of their motives and ideals . ijK- ? i^,r?r^i»f;- »l>c^v,,l^ REMBRANDT AND INDIAN PAINTING 203 tions of Indian miniatures, and it has been shownthat, from them chiefly, Rembrandt derived theoriental atmosphere for his Biblical subjects. Professor Sarre, in his monograph on thesubject,^ gives side by side reproductions of theoriginal Mogul miniature paintings or drawings,and Rembrandts pen-and-ink sketches. TheBritish Museum possesses a drawing by Rem-brandt copied from a Mogul miniature of Akbar, (?) ^ on his throne, now in the Ethno-graphic Museum, Berlin. The latter museum hasalso an original Mogul painting of an IndianPrince on Horseback, Rembrandts copy of whichis in the British Museum. The Louvre hasanother study by him of Timur on his Throne,copied, with a few variations, from an Indianminiature painting now in Berlin. It appears that in 1631 Rembrandt resided atAmsterdam, then the headquarters of the DutchEast India Company, and a great centre ofEuropean trade with the Orient. Rembrandtspaintings rev
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