Rembrandt van RijnDutch, 1606–1669Christ Disputing with the Doctors
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Christ Disputing with the Doctors” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
The theme of Christ and the doctors requires the men visibly to express their astonishment at the unexpected wisdom of a 12-year-old boy. Perhaps this is what attracted Rembrandt to the subject: in any event, he depicted it repeatedly. It is quite conceivable that he wished to work out this hardly completed composition further. However, nothing came of it.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-1962-34
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Rembrandt van Rijn
The whole life1631–1669 · Workplace
Amsterdam
1639–1658 · Residence
Rembrandt House Museum
1648–1652
Pupil: Nicolaes Maes
1649–1653
Pupil: Constantijn à Renesse
1654
Birth of His Daughter Cornelia
In 1654 Rembrandt and Hendrickje's daughter Cornelia was born; the parish council censured Hendrickje for "sinful cohabitation" with the artist.
1654
Daughter born: Cornelia van Rijn
