Portrait of Ephraim Bueno, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1645 - 1647

Portrait of Ephraim Bueno, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1645 - 1647

oil on panel, h 19cm × w 15cm × d 6cm More details

Ephraim Bueno (1599–1665), a Jewish physician, poet and translator from Portugal, probably belonged to Rembrandt’s circle of friends. Rembrandt painted his portrait as a preparatory study for a print. He concentrated on the face and the division of light and dark; the rest was less important for the purposes of this sketch. This explains the fairly coarse brushstrokes for the clothing and hands.

On display in room 2.8

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