Rembrandt van RijnDutch, 1606–1669Die Lesende
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Albertina
Vienna, Austria
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- In this state since
- Sep 27, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
Sources
- Albertina: the museum's own open data · fetched 3 days ago
- Image: Albertina — Public Domain Mark 1.0
Meanwhile, in the life of Rembrandt van Rijn
The whole life1631–1669 · Workplace
Amsterdam
1632
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
This group portrait with its innovative pyramidal composition brought Rembrandt fame as an outstanding master in Amsterdam and marked the arrival of his artistic maturity.
1632–1633
Paintings for Stadtholder Frederick Henry of Orange
For the stadtholder Rembrandt created the paired paintings The Raising of the Cross (1633) and The Descent from the Cross (1632/1633), inspired by engravings after Rubens's triptychs for the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp.
1634
Marriage to Saskia van Uylenburgh
Rembrandt married Saskia van Uylenburgh, cousin of the art dealer Hendrick van Uylenburgh; the wedding took place in the church of Sint Annaparochie without the artist's relatives. The marriage opened his access to commissions from prosperous burghers.
22 June 1634
Married: Saskia van Uylenburgh
1636
Danaë
Rembrandt painted this large canvas with a nude figure, unusual for the Dutch school, in 1636; in the mid-1640s he substantially altered the central part of the picture. For a long time the canvas remained in his house.
