REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
(b. 1606, Leiden, d. 1669, Amsterdam)

The Montelbaanstoren

1644-45
Pen and brush in brown, 145 x 144 mm
Museum het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam

Catalogue number: Benesch 1309.

The Montelbaanstoren and the Svygh Wtrecht are two towers in Rembrandt's neighbourhood in Amsterdam. Both towers were drawn by Rembrandt, but curiously, the spires are removed and only a square towers are represented.




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