1645
oil
canvas
From the collection of Hermitage Museum
Dominant colour
Seated old man with a cane in fanciful costume is a 1645 oil by Rembrandt, a Dutch Golden Age work, depicting Man, held at Hermitage Museum.
This painting depicts an elderly man with a white beard and hair, dressed in a black hat, coat, and white shirt. He holds a cane in his right hand and rests his left hand on the cane's handle. The man's gaze is directed to the left, and his attire includes a patterned scarf around his neck and a white cuff visible under his coat sleeve. The man's clothing and accessories suggest a sense of elegance and refinement, despite his advanced age. The use of rich, dark colors and subtle lighting creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the painting. To learn more about the artistic techniques used in this painting, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.
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