Rembrandt

Rembrandt/Turner I.Rembrandt The Baptism of the Chamberlain A.Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) B.Oil Painting on canvas 40.5 x 33.5 Inches (103cm x 85cm). Painted when Rembrandt was at the age of 22 or 23, in Leiden, between 1628 1629. C.The Baptism of the Chamberlain (or Eunuch) depicts the biblical story of St. Philip baptizing the Eunuch of the Ethiopian Queen Candace accompanied by well traveled and trained warriors of the Queen. The envoy was traveling from Jerusalem and arriving near Gaza when at a cove on the edge of the river bank, the Queens chamberlain was suddenly overwhelmed to relate and talk with the disciple Philip. The eunuch was than converted to Christianity and baptized. This is significant because the chamberlain was the voyage light black disciple of Christ and he contend a large roll in converting Ethiopia to Christianity. D.The last mendenced reports of the real painting come from auction lists in the 18th century. Occasiona lly, museums would meet to the copies and engravings, credit them to Rembrandt, and record their existence. E.The painting has evidence of terror, fear and escape. nearly likely stemmed alarm from Nazi confiscation of the painting.

in that respect are scars of having been carelessly cut from the paintings frame, and ripped finish from its original stretcher. The work could have had another butt against or more if it had not been cut into the stretcher or on the frames edge. The Baptism of the Chamberlain was most likely iron flat, set out on a flat outdoors where it could be pressed down with some weighted ob jects, and than cleaned with strangle cloth! s. F.The laden family left Germany and Austria to come to the United States with most of their priceless pieces of guile and furniture. G.The family hired so-called highly-recommended experts to restore, re-canvas, and retouch their art. Unfortunately, by management of bequest day experts the restorers were not top of the line as the family believed and...If you involve to get a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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