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Old Man Lost in Meditation, Leaning on a Book
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Because of the way in which Rembrandt depicted his models, his tronies of men often have a tranquil disposition. They are idle. Here he placed one of the old men in a more narrative context. Standing behind a table, the man leans on a book, lost in thought. Before him can just be seen a part of a globe. Perhaps he is a scholar or a philosopher.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineOld Man Lost in Meditation, Leaning on a Book. c. 1645. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
