A Young Scholar and his Tutor 1630

An elderly man in a subdued green velvet cloak trimmed in fur instructs a boy wearing a lavish Eastern costume. The artist presents a study in contrasts: the student's youthfulness, his smooth complexion, lavish garments, and quest for knowledge are balanced against the learned man's aged, weathered face as he imparts wisdom. A warm light that accentuates the tonal contras...

Size:: 104.6 × 88.9 cm (41 3/16 × 35 in.)
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Credit:: Courtesy of The Getty
More:: http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/743/workshop-of-rembrandt-harmensz-van-rijn-a-young-scholar-and-his-tutor-dutch-about-1629-1630/

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