Rembrandt van Rijn - Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Nicolaes Tulp 1632
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Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Nicolaes Tulp 1632
169x217cm oil/canvas
Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632 oil painting on canvas by Rembrandt housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, the Netherlands. The painting is regarded as one of Rembrandt's early masterpieces.
In the work, Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is pictured explaining the musculature of the arm to medical professionals. Some of the spectators are various doctors who paid commissions to be included in the painting. The painting is signed in the top-left hand corner Rembrandt. f[ecit] 1632. This may be the first instance of Rembrandt signing a painting with his forename (in its original form) as opposed to the monogramme RHL (Rembrandt Harmenszoon of Leiden), and is thus a sign of his growing artistic confidence.