Jan and Jaapgen : a pair of newly discovered portraits by Rembrandt / Jonathan Bikker and Petria Noble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bikker, Jonathan, author.

Noble, Petria, author.

Contributor:

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669, artist.

Rijksmuseum (Netherlands), publisher.

Standardized Title:

Jan en Jaapgen. English

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.

Portrait painting, Dutch--17th century.

Portrait painting, Dutch.

schilderijen.

portretten (door één kunstenaar).

Local Subjects:

schilderijen.

portretten (door één kunstenaar).

Physical Description:

62 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, portraits, genealogical table ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

[Amsterdam] : Rijksmuseum, [2025]

Summary:

"In 2023 the Rijksmuseum's collection was enriched with the long-term loan of two exceptional pendant portraits by Rembrandt from 1635. The oval panels, the smallest formal portraits the master ever made, disappeared from view for almost two centuries, unknown to the public and virtually unmentioned in the art-historical literature. This richly illustrated publication charts the fascinating quest for the story behind the two rediscovered portraits. Who were this elderly man and woman, and how did they come to be immortalized by the greatest Dutch painter of the seventeenth century? In-depth scholarly and scientific research at the Rijksmuseum has revealed not only the identity of the sitters - Jan Willemsz van der Pluym and Jaapgen Caerlsdr of Leiden - but has also proved that no one but Rembrandt himself could have painted these small, boldly sketchy portraits." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A pair of rediscovered portraits by Rembrandt

Familiar faces

The identification of the sitters confirmed

Who were Jan and Jaapgen?

1635: A transitional year for Rembrandt

The importance of family

Ongoing connections between the Van Run and the Van der Pluym families

A family visit ends in tragedy

Other commissions from the Van der Pluym family and their acquaintances

Rembrandt's only real portraits of family members

Securing the attribution to Rembrandt. On the methodology used ; Inscriptions ; The panels and preparation layers ; Paint and paint layers ; Condition ; A bold and vigorous style ; The large-format versions of Jan and Jaapgen

A pair of little portraits of great importance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789492660589

949266058X

OCLC:

1546904870

Publisher Number:

https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/301343573 rijkspid