Rembrandt and allusions to the ‘operatic’

and allusions to the ‘operatic’ quality of traditional natural history

this influential classic allows the three masters to share their unique visions with aspiring artists and admirers alike

Pierpont Morgan’s Library—the historic heart of the Morgan Library & Museum

Installed at the Jardin des Plantes

For rare-book collectors

Rembrandt and allusions to the ‘operatic’Rembrandt van Rijn (16061669) never left his homeland of the Netherlands but in his massive body of painting, drawing, and etching, he changed the course of Western art. His prolific oeuvre encompasses religious, historical, and secular scenes, as well as one of the most extraordinary series of portraits and self portraits in history. Rembrandts work foregrounds texture, light, and acute observation. Like sudden, startling apparitions in a shadowy