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Portrait of Jan Six reading at the window, Rembrandt, 1647

Rijn, Rembrandt Harmensz. van (illustrator)
Rijn, Rembrandt Harmensz. van (graveur/engraver)
year: 1647

type: prent
print
detail: nee
dimensions: afmetingen onbekend
related persons: Six, Jan Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn Tulp, Nicolaas
related terms: lezers leesgedrag
period: 17e eeuw
classification:
K: Maatschappelijke aspecten van boekproductie en -verspreiding

contents: Portrait of the young Jan Six, reading at a window Reading was done by all layers of the population, except in the lowest one, but the reading culture of the various social strata varied widely. Six was a true lover of art and literature and he was a friend of Rembrandt, the maker of this portrait He was also married to Margareth Tulp, a daughter of the medical man Nicolaas Tulp, famous for his portrait in Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr Tulp.

origineel:
©description: Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
©reproduction: Amsterdam Rijksmuseum Rijksprentenkabinet




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