New Testament paintings (1650-60s)
by REMBRANDT

Rembrandt's final word is given in his monumental painting of the Return of the Prodigal Son. Here he interprets the Christian idea of mercy with an extraordinary solemnity, as though this were his spiritual testament to the world.

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Christ and the Woman of Samaria
1659
Oil on canvas, 60 x 75 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg


Christ and the Woman of Samaria
1659
Oil on oak, 48 x 41 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin


The Denial of Peter
1660
Oil on canvas, 154 x 169 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam


The Denial of Peter (detail)
1660
Oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam


Franciscan Monk Reading
1661
Oil on canvas, 82 x 66 cm
Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki


Virgin of Sorrows
1661
Oil on canvas, 107 x 81 cm
Musée Départemental d'Art Ancien et Contemporain, Épinal


St Bartholomew
1661
Oil on canvas, 88 x 75 cm
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles


St Matthew and the Angel
1661
Oil on canvas, 96 x 81 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris


Simeon with the Infant Jesus in the Temple
1669
Oil on canvas, 98 x 79 cm
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm


The Return of the Prodigal Son
c. 1669
Oil on canvas, 262 x 206 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg


The Return of the Prodigal Son
c. 1669
Oil on canvas, 262 x 206 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg


The Return of the Prodigal Son (detail)
c. 1669
Oil on canvas
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg


The Return of the Prodigal Son (detail)
c. 1669
Oil on canvas
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg


The Return of the Prodigal Son (detail)
c. 1669
Oil on canvas
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg


The Return of the Prodigal Son (detail)
c. 1669
Oil on canvas
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg


The Return of the Prodigal Son (detail)
c. 1669
Oil on canvas
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg



Summary of works by Rembrandt
Paintings
New Testament subjects | until 1639 | 1640s | 1650-60s
Passion of Christ | Old Testament subjects
Mythological subjects | Historical subjects
Portraits | until 1632 | 1633-39 | 1640s | 1650s | 1660s
Group portraits | Self-portraits
Landscapes | Miscellaneous subjects
Paintings in the style of Rembrandt (not by Rembrandt)
Graphics
Etchings | Drawings



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