Rembrandt van Rijn - Maria Bockennolle, Wife of Johannes Elison 1634
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Maria Bockennolle, Wife of Johannes Elison 1634
125x174cm oil/canvas
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, United States
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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From Museum of Fine Arts Boston:
During his early years in Amsterdam, Rembrandt’s innovative and fashionable portrait paintings were a key factor in his growing reputation. Reverend Johannes Elison was minister of the Dutch Reformed Church in Norwich, England. In seventeenth century Dutch society, Protestant ministers were celebrated public figures. The portraits of Elison and his wife were probably commissioned by their son, a wealthy Amsterdam merchant. Such full-length portraits were substantially more costly than the more common bust and half-length formats. Rembrandt painted only three full-length portrait pairs, all about 1634, when he was trying to establish himself as an independent master.