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Rembrandt: Philosopher in Meditation  wikidata:Q3381192 reasonator:Q3381192
Artist
Rembrandt  (1606–1669)  wikidata:Q5598 s:en:Author:Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn q:en:Rembrandt
 
Rembrandt
Alternative names
Rembrandt van Rijn, Birth name: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Description Dutch painter, printmaker and drawer
Date of birth/death 15 July 1606 Edit this at Wikidata 4 October 1669 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Leiden Amsterdam
Work period between circa 1625 and circa 1669
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1625-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1669-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location
Leiden (1620-1624), Amsterdam (1624-1625), Leiden (1625-1633), Amsterdam (1631-1669)
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q5598
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
Philosopher in meditation
label QS:Lit,"Filosofo in meditazione"
label QS:Lfr,"Philosophe en méditation"
label QS:Lnl,"Mediterende filosoof"
label QS:Lde,"Meditierender Philosoph"
label QS:Len,"Philosopher in meditation"
label QS:Les,"Filosofo en meditacion"
label QS:Lmk,"Замислениот философ"
label QS:Lvec,"Filosofo in meditassion"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre genre art Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1632
date QS:P571,+1632-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on oak wood
Dimensions height: 28 cm (11 in); width: 34 cm (13.3 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,28U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,34U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Richelieu, 2nd floor, room 31
Accession number
INV 1740
Place of creation Amsterdam
Object history
  • by 1673
    date QS:P,+1673-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1673-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
    : Peeter Wouters, Antwerp
  • by 7 March 1687
    date QS:P,+1687-03-07T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1687-03-07T00:00:00Z/11
    : Catharina Deyl (1642/1643-1686), Amsterdam (?)
  • by 1734
    date QS:P,+1734-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1734-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
    : Willem Six (1662-1734), Amsterdam (?)
  • 12 May 1734: sale of the collection of Willem Six at Gerrit Schoenmaker, Amsterdam, lot no. 171 (as ‘Twee stuks Philosoophies van dezelve [= Rembrandt]’) (?)
  • by 1738
    date QS:P,+1738-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1738-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
    : Thomas de Fraula (1647-1738), City of Brussels
  • 21 July 1738 sqq.: sale of the collection of ‘wylen den Heere Grave De Fraula’ at Andreas de Vos, City of Brussels, lot no. 136 (as ‘Eene ordonnantie met Tobias, ende eene draeyenden trap, door Rimbrant ; hoog 11 duym en half, breet eenen v. 3 duym en half.’)
  • by 27 June 1748
    date QS:P,+1748-06-27T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1748-06-27T00:00:00Z/11
    : Willem Lormier (1682-1758), The Hague
  • 27 June 1748: purchased by Antoine-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1722-1787), Paris, from Willem Lormier, The Hague
  • circa 1751
    date QS:P,+1751-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    : ownership transferred to Claude-Alexandre de Villeneuve, comte de Vence (1702-1760), Paris, by Antoine-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, Paris
  • between 9 February 1761 and 17 February 1761
    date QS:P,+1761-02-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1319,+1761-02-09T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1761-02-17T00:00:00Z/11
    : sale of the collection of M. le Comte de Vence at P. Remy, Paris, lot no. 38 (as ‘Deux Tableaux peints sur bois, chacun de 10 pouces & demi de large. Louis Surugue les a gravé tous deux tous, le titre du Philisophe en méditation & du Philisophe en contemplation. Ces deux tableaux sont d'une très grande beauté, le pinceau en est gras en onEtueux, mais ce qui surprend encore plus les personnes de l'Art, c'est l'effet de la lumiere occasionnée par une coup de Soleil qui passe aux travers des fenêtres & qui sait illusion; on ne peut pas trouver de plus précieux morceaux que ces deux-ci ils seront vendus séparément.’)
  • by 6 April 1772
    date QS:P,+1772-04-06T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1772-04-06T00:00:00Z/11
    : Étienne François de Choiseul (1719-1785), Paris
  • between 6 April 1772 and 10 April 1772
    date QS:P,+1772-04-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1319,+1772-04-06T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1772-04-10T00:00:00Z/11
    : sale of the collection of monseigneur le Duc de Choiseul at L.F.J. Boileau, Paris, lot no. 8 (as ‘deux petits Tableaux connus sous le nom des deux Philosophes. L'effet admirable des fenêtres qui éclairent leur laboratoire les a toujours rendus recommandables, & leur fini est précieux. Ils portent 12 pouces & demi de large sur 10 & demi de haut.T. Surugue les gravés.’)
  • by 1776
    date QS:P,+1776-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1776-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
    : Pierre Paul Louis Randon de Boisset (1708-1776), Paris
  • between 27 February 1777 and 25 March 1777
    date QS:P,+1777-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1319,+1777-02-27T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1777-03-25T00:00:00Z/11
    : sale of the collection of M. Randon de Boisset at C.F. Julliot, Remy, Chariot, Paris, lot no. 49 (as ‘Le Philosophe en méditation, & le Philosophe en contemplation tous deux sont dans un lieu voûté. Ce deux tableaux, peint sur bois, chacun de 10 pouces 3 lignes de haut, sur 12 pouces 6 lignes de large, sont du plus précieux fini de Rembrandt : l'effet en est admirable : on les trouve gravés par Louis Surugue ; ils viennent de la vente du Cabinet de Mgr. le Duc de Choiseul.’)
  • Unknown date
    Unknown date
    : purchased by Perrin for Millon d'Ailly, France
  • by 24 November 1784
    date QS:P,+1784-11-24T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1784-11-24T00:00:00Z/11
    : Joseph Hyacinthe François-de-Paule de Rigaud, comte de Vaudreuil (1740-1817), Paris
  • between 24 November 1784 and 25 November 1784
    date QS:P,+1784-11-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1319,+1784-11-24T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1784-11-25T00:00:00Z/11
    : purchased by A.J. Paillet at the sale of the collection of M. le Comte de Vaudreuil, Grand-Fauconnier de France, at Lebrun, Paris, lot no. 28 , for Louis XVI of France (1754-1793) (as ‘Rembrandt Van Ryn. Deux Tableaux connus sous le titre des Philosophes: l’une en médiration, & l’autre en contemplation, graves par Louis Surugue. Ils sont assis devant une table, & éclairés d’une seule croisée par où le soleil entre & frappe sur plusieurs parties de l’appartement. L’harmonie & le clair obscure sont portés au plus haut degree de perfection dans les Tableaux. Ils viennent des Cabinets de MM. deChoiseul, & vendus 14000 l.; & Randon de Boinet, n°. 49 du Catalogue, vendus 10900 l. Haut. 10 p. 3 l. largeur 12 pouc. 6 lig. B.’)
  • Unknown date
    Unknown date
    : transferred to the Musée du Louvre, Paris
Exhibition history
  • Rembrandt. Étude photographique et radiographique, Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1955–1956, cat. no.  20.
  • Le siècle de Rembrandt, tableaux hollandais des collections publiques françaises, Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, 17 November 1970–15 February 1971, Cat.no. 171.
Inscriptions

Signature and date bottom left:

RHL van Rijn 1632
References

Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 25571, as Rembrandt, Philosophe en méditation, 28 × 34 cm (11 × 13.3 in).

Base Joconde, as Rembrandt, Philosophe en méditation, 28 × 34 cm (11 × 13.3 in).

RKDimages, Art-work number 208164, as Rembrandt or Workshop of Rembrandt or Possibly Rembrandt, Old man in an interior with winding staircase, 28.2 × 34.4 cm (11.1 × 13.5 in)

Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur, object 00076448, as Rembrandt, Meditierender Philosoph, 28 × 34 cm (11 × 13.3 in)

Rembrandt Database, as Rembrandt or Workshop of Rembrandt or Possibly Rembrandt, Old man in an interior with winding staircase, 28.2 × 34.4 cm (11.1 × 13.5 in).
Authority file
Source/Photographer The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202.
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