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Jan Cornelisz. Sylvius, preacher

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SKU: TRG-PRINT-METM-373076 Category: Giclee Prints Tags: Figures, Portrait Artist: Rembrandt, van Rijn

Tags: Figures, Portrait

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Jan Cornelisz. Sylvius appears within an oval at a desk, open hands and a book bringing a sense of address to the portrait. One hand extends across the oval’s edge, while inscription fills the area below. Rembrandt lets the preacher’s presence reach beyond its enclosing frame, joining the sitter’s gesture with the graphic structure that identifies and presents him.

The 1646 portrait combines etching, drypoint and burin. Rembrandt gives the preacher’s likeness a graphic structure that joins individual presence with the surrounding printed surface. The named sitter supplies a particular identity, while the composition keeps attention on how he appears before the viewer, allowing portraiture to carry both personal recognition and a measured sense of public address.

Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the Rembrandt collection.