Discover a work by one of Rembrandt’s most gifted pupils, Dutch artist, Willem Drost. Dr Jonathan Bikker, Research Curator at the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam) makes Drost’s Self-Portrait as Saint John the Evangelist (around 1655) come alive, discussing Drost’s artistic influences, themes in self portraiture and saintly iconography within the painting.

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Willem Drost
Self-Portrait as Saint John the Evangelist
Around 1655
Oil on canvas
Gift of Alfred and Isabel Bader, 2013
56-003.13

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This video was made with the generous support of Bader Philanthropies, Inc.Discover a work by one of Rembrandt’s most gifted pupils, Dutch artist, Willem Drost. Dr Jonathan Bikker, Research Curator at the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam) makes Drost’s Self-Portrait as Saint John the Evangelist (around 1655) come alive, discussing Drost’s artistic influences, themes in self portraiture and saintly iconography within the paint …

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Rembrandt pupils
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Rembrandt pupils

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Young artists
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Young artists

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Vanity
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Vanity

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