{"id":30803,"date":"2026-03-02T14:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/30803\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:44:11","slug":"amsterdams-rijksmuseum-discovers-new-rembrandt-channels-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/30803\/","title":{"rendered":"Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Discovers New Rembrandt \u2022 Channels Television"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam said Monday it had uncovered a new painting by Rembrandt, using advanced scanning technology and stylistic analysis to confirm it was crafted by the Dutch master.<\/p>\n

The 1633 work, entitled \u201cVision of Zacharias in the Temple\u201d, disappeared from public view for 65 years, but was recently handed over to the museum for testing.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaterials analysis, stylistic and thematic similarities, alterations made by Rembrandt, and the overall quality of the painting all support the conclusion that this painting is a genuine work by Rembrandt van Rijn,\u201d the museum said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The work depicts the biblical scene of Archangel Gabriel visiting high priest Zacharias to inform him he will have a son: John the Baptist.<\/p>\n

Gabriel is not depicted in the painting but light shining in the upper right corner heralds his arrival.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always hope to find a new Rembrandt, but this happens rarely,\u201d Rijksmuseum director Taco Dibbits told AFP.<\/p>\n

The painting disappeared from public view after a private individual purchased it in 1961. Its current owner contacted the Rijksmuseum, enabling experts to study the work with modern analytical tools.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was amazing that this painting \u2014 that we didn\u2019t know of \u2014 came to us via somebody who sent an email to say \u2018could this be a Dutch painting?\u2019, who really didn\u2019t know what he had,\u201d Dibbits said.<\/p>\n

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\"\"\"\"<\/a>This photograph shows the newly discovered work of Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn titled as \u201cThe Vision of Zechariah in the Temple\u201d in the studio building of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on March 2, 2026. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam said on March 2, 2026 it had uncovered a new painting by Rembrandt, using advanced scanning technology and stylistic analysis to confirm it was crafted by the Dutch master. (Photo by Koen van Weel \/ ANP \/ AFP)<\/p>\n

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The two-year research showed that the paints used are also found in other Rembrandt works of the period. The painting technique and build-up of paint layers are also comparable.<\/p>\n

Scans revealed \u201ccompositional changes that support the authenticity of the work,\u201d the museum said.<\/p>\n

Finally, the signature has been deemed original and analysis of the wooden panel confirms the date of 1633 on the painting is also correct.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way the painting was constructed, the different layers, was typical for Rembrandt,\u201d Rijksmuseum curator Jonathan Bikker told AFP.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s a dark painting, and the light is very important. Rembrandt, of course, is all about light and dark contrast,\u201d added Bikker.<\/p>\n

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\"\"\"\"<\/a>A researcher stand in front of the newly discovered work of Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn titled as \u201cThe Vision of Zechariah in the Temple\u201d in the studio building of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on March 2, 2026. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam said on March 2, 2026 it had uncovered a new painting by Rembrandt, using advanced scanning technology and stylistic analysis to confirm it was crafted by the Dutch master. (Photo by Koen van Weel \/ ANP \/ AFP)<\/p>\n

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The biblical topic is also typical of the work of the then 27-year-old artist, said Petria Noble, a specialist researcher on Rembrandt.<\/p>\n

\u201c1633 is really Rembrandt\u2019s early Amsterdam career and he\u2019s really interested in Bible stories and in history books,\u201d she told AFP.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo everything fitted in terms of the material aspects, the stylistic aspects\u2026 It was a wonderful experience,\u201d added Noble.<\/p>\n

The work is now on long-term loan to the museum and will be on display to the public from Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 \u00a0 The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam said Monday it had uncovered a new painting by Rembrandt, using advanced…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[199,1990,200,18394],"class_list":{"0":"post-30803","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-amsterdam","8":"tag-amsterdam","9":"tag-art","10":"tag-netherlands","11":"tag-rembrandt"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}