It is possible that this is a portrait of Rembrandt's son Titus around the age of fourteen. Slumped over his papers, the boy stares contemplatively into the distance. He holds a pen in one hand and an inkwell and pen case in the other. This painting's remarkable features are the lighting, the triangular composition and the crude, almost expressionistic brushwork in the foreground.

Specifications
Title | Titus at His Desk |
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Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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Dimensions |
Width 63 cm Height 77 cm |
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Artists |
Painter:
Rembrandt van Rijn
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Accession number | St 2 |
Credits | Verworven met steun van / Acquired with the support of: Vereniging Rembrandt en / and 120 vrienden van het museum / 120 friends of the museum Bruikleen / Loan: Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen 1940 |
Department | Old Masters |
Acquisition date | 1940 |
Creation date | in 1655 |
Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
External exhibitions |
Rembrandt-Velázquez (2019) Boijmans bij de Buren - Meesterlijk! (2019) Rembrandt. Britain's Discovery of the Master (2018) Titus is weer thuis (2023) |
Research |
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Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Leiden 1606 - Amsterdam 1669
Rembrandt van Rijn was born in Leiden. After his apprenticeship, during which he studied with various painters including Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam, he started...
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