A Bearded Man Wearing a Hat, c. 1655-1660. Creator: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
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A Bearded Man Wearing a Hat, c. 1655-1660. Creator: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
A Bearded Man Wearing a Hat, c. 1655-1660. Amsterdam of the early 1600s was a religiously tolerant city, attracting many Jewish settlers of both Sephardic (Spanish and Portuguese) origin and Ashkenazic (Eastern European) descent. Rembrandt lived among both denominations and found inspiration in the manner and dress of the Ashkenazim, who maintained traditional comportment and attire and were less affluent than their Sephardim counterparts. As a result, many of the unidentified portraits from Rembrandts late period once carried Jewish associations, but because of a lack of sufficient evidence, those assignations have since been reconsidered. Such is the case with Portrait of a Man, which was once considered a portrait of the Dutch Jewish philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) as well as a representation of a Jewish student. Rembrandts authorship of the painting has also undergone reassessment. The broad and thinly painted cloak and hat suggests the painting is likely a workshop product and while it does display Rembrandts characteristic interest in a sitters introspection, the figures thoughtfulness remains comparatively superficial
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