Der Apostel Simon

1661

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn1606 Leiden – 1669 Amsterdam
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The apostle Simon is said to have suffered martyrdom in Persia by being quartered with a saw; accordingly, Rembrandt depicts him as an old carpenter pausing to meditate while sawing a tree trunk. The painting belongs to a group of similar 'Portraits historiés' of apostles from Rembrandt's late period.
Also known as
Apostle Simon L’Apôtre Simon
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
image: 98.5 x 79 cm
Inventory number
R 26
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, The Ruzicka Foundation, 1949