The Parable of the Rich Fool (Rembrandt)
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The Parable of the Rich Fool, also known as The Money Changer,[1] is an oil painting on canvas of 1627 by Rembrandt, now in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. Produced early in the artist's career, it depicts the eponymous Biblical parable. The model for the figure is said to have been Rembrandt's father.[1]
Related works[]
Gerrit van Honthorst's Old Woman Studying a Coin, 1623–1624, a possible inspiration for the work
Matthias Stom's Old Woman by Candlelight, 1630–1640, with many similar elements
Hendrick Bloemaert's, Woman Selling Eggs, 1632, a comparable composition
References[]
- (in Dutch) Gary Schwartz, Rembrandt, zijn leven, zijn schilderijen, Atrium, Alphen a/d Rijn, 1984.
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Categories:
- 1627 paintings
- Paintings based on New Testament parables
- Paintings by Rembrandt
- Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin