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Rembrandt as a Shepherd with a Staff and Flute

Govert Flinck

ca. 1636

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 75.1cm × w 64.4cm × t 4.1cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

portrait, self-portrait of painter; herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.; flute, aulos, tibia

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1942

Collection Type

paintings

About Govert Flinck

1615–1660 • Dutch Republic

The most famous student of Rembrandt van Rijn, his style is so similar to Rembrandt's that his works are sometimes mistaken for his teacher's. Comment on works: Genre; Portraits; Religious

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