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Rembrandt's Recession:
Passion and Prints
in the Dutch Golden Age
January 22nd
through May 2nd, 2010
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The Timken Museum
of Art, which celebrates its 45th anniversary in
2010, will showcase some of Rembrandt van Rijn's
New Testament prints from the 1650s, a private
collection of 14 landmark works owned and presented
by Robert and Karen Hoehn. The exhibition runs from
January 22 to May 2, 2010.
One of the
greatest artists of all time, Rembrandt van Rijn
(1606 -1669) is equally famous for his
extraordinarily creative etchings and drawings as
his paintings. Rembrandt's
Recession: Passion and Prints in the Dutch Golden
Age, examines
Rembrandt the artist's New Testament subject matter
in light of his life and times.
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Harmensz van Rijn Rembrandt
Christ Preaching (La
Petite Tombe),
c1652
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Included
in the exhibition are some of the artist's most well known
images, such Christ Preaching (Le Petite
Tombe) of about 1652,
Christ at
Emmaus of 1654, and two of his
greatest prints, the Ecce Homo of 1655 and the
Three
Crosses of about 1660.
"The
images all display Rembrandt's gift as one of the greatest
artists of the human condition. All the prints are
exceptional impressions and masterpieces of 17th century
printmaking by one of the greatest printmakers of all time,"
said John Wilson, Ph.D., executive director of the Timken
Museum of Art. "This is a perfect exhibition for our museum
which has long been known for being home to San Diego's only
Rembrandt painting on public display."
Rembrandt's Recession:
Passion and Prints in the Dutch Golden Age is complemented
by a fully-illustrated booklet and a number of education
programs are scheduled. This show is part of a larger group
of exhibitions at Southern California museums on Rembrandt
during the fall of 2009 and winter/spring of 2010.
Related
Public Programs
In conjunction with Rembrandt's Recession, the Timken is
offering a variety of educational programs including
lectures, gallery talks and other special events.
Rembrandt
Symposium
February 6, Saturday
Presented at USD
Speakers: Dr. Stephanie S. Dickey, the Bader Chair in
Northern
Baroque Art, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario,
Canada;
Dr.Martin Royalton-Kisch, Senior Curator, Department of
Prints and
Drawings, The British Museum, London; and Dr. Walter
Liedtke,
Curator of European Paintings; Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York.
Art in the
Afternoon Gallery Talk
February 11, Thursday, 12:30 p.m.
Free admission to both museums; seating is limited.
From Rembrandt's Studio:
Etchings by Rembrandt and Ferdinand Bol
This talk will examine both
the Timken exhibition and
the show at The San Diego Museum of Art
Speaker: John Marciari, Curator of European Art & Head
of the Provenance Research at The San Diego Museum of
Art
Art in the Evening
Lecture and Reception
February 25, Thursday, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
$25 Timken members/$35 non-members
Rembrandt in the Shadow of
Rubens
Speaker: Sir Christopher White, former director of the
Ashmolean
Museum, Oxford
Art in the
Afternoon Gallery Talk
March 18, Thursday, 12:30 p.m.
Free admission; seating is limited.
Rembrandt: Passion and
Compassion
Speaker: John Wilson, Timken Executive Director
Art in the
Afternoon Gallery Talk
March 25, Thursday, 12:30 p.m.
Free admission; seating is limited.
Rembrandt and the Art of
Printmaking*
Speaker: Victoria Sancho
Lobis, Curator of Print Collection and Fine Art Galleries,
USD
*This talk will be repeated in Spanish on April 29
Art in the Evening
Conversation and Reception
April 15, Thursday, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
$25 Timken members/$35 non-members
The Search for
Rembrandt
Speakers: John Wilson, Timken Executive Director, and
Robert Hoehn, Rembrandt collector and connoisseur
Family
Storytelling
April 17, Saturday, 11:00 a.m.
Tales inspired by Rembrandt's Recession
Spanish-Language
Art in the Afternoon Gallery Talk
April 29, Thursday, 12:30 p.m.
Free
admission; seating is limited.
Rembrandt y el arte del
grabado
Speaker: Victoria Sancho Lobis, Curator of Print Collection
and Fine Art Galleries, USD
For more
information call 619-239-5548.
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