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The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam said Monday it had uncovered a new painting by Rembrandt<\/a>, using advanced scanning technology<\/a> and stylistic analysis to confirm it was crafted by the Dutch<\/a> master.<\/p>\n The 1633 work, entitled “Vision of Zacharias in the Temple,” disappeared from public view for 65 years, but was recently handed over to the museum for testing.<\/p>\n “Materials 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,” 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 “We always hope to find a new Rembrandt, but this happens rarely,” 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 “It was amazing that this painting \u2014 that we didn’t know of \u2014 came to us via somebody who sent an email to say ‘could this be a Dutch painting?’, who really didn’t know what he had,” Dibbits said.<\/p>\n 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 “compositional changes that support the authenticity of the work,” 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 “The way the painting was constructed, the different layers, was typical for Rembrandt,” Rijksmuseum curator Jonathan Bikker told AFP.<\/p>\n “And it’s a dark painting, and the light is very important. Rembrandt, of course, is all about light and dark contrast,” added Bikker.<\/p>\n 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 “1633 is really Rembrandt’s early Amsterdam career and he’s really interested in Bible stories and in history books,” she told AFP.<\/p>\n “So everything fitted in terms of the material aspects, the stylistic aspects… It was a wonderful experience,” 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":"AMSTERDAM The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam said Monday it had uncovered a new painting by Rembrandt, using advanced scanning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33778,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[101],"tags":[199,17573,200,18394,239],"class_list":["post-33777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-amsterdam","tag-amsterdam","tag-dutch","tag-netherlands","tag-rembrandt","tag-technology"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116179147456457125","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33777","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=33777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}