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Jun 20 2010

Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653

Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) / Rembrandt - 1 year ago - troycapc

Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653

This wonderful work was commissioned by a noble from Sicily and Rembrandt probably executed it to relieve his sever financial straits of his later life.  Aristotle is portrayed at the high of his physical and financial success.  He is sporting a magnificant chain, the gift from Aristotle’s most prestigious pupil, Alexander the Great.

The work appears to bring to mind the quandry between the rich and the important: What matters most? How can one be certain that one is not selling out?

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