The Mauritshuis and Rembrandt are inextricably linked. The museum exhibits one of the most important collections of Rembrandt paintings in the world. The collection contains no fewer than eleven masterpieces by the painter and seven works that were once acquired as Rembrandt, but which have now been written off or are seriously doubted. Three of the paintings from the latter category have been re-examined as part of the Rembrandt? project using the most modern techniques currently available to the museum. Two of the three works have also been restored with the support of the Lucas Fonds.
The research concerns the paintings Rembrandt? Face of an old man from c.1630 and Rembrandt? Study of an old man, 1655-1660. The painting Portrait of Rembrandt with gorget from c.1629 was previously known to be a contemporary copy.
The three paintings examined can be seen in Room 10 at the Mauritshuis in The Hague until mid-July in a presentation with explanations on iPads.
