A Young Scholar and his Tutor  1630

by Rembrandt

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