Rembrant Van Rijn, The Elevation Of The Cross Flashcards

Question

how is Rembrandts collection of exotic art shown

Answer 1

.Although we do not know when he began collecting exotic items, the repetition of features such as the turban we see in this painting suggest that the collecting began in Rembrandt’s Leiden years

Answer 2

rembrandts passion series 105 paintings of similar size and format over 6 year time frame (1633-39) displayed in most important room of stadholders palace. for fredrick hendrick to show diversity in religion (important paintings didnt offend strict calvanist reform church)

Answer 3

-Fredrick Henrick -Prince of orange and stadholder of united provinces -commissioned for his gallery in Hague Although unarguably the most important man in The Hague, Frederick Hendrick was not Count of Holland, the traditional meaning of the title: Stadholder. Rather his role as Stadholder was to oversee the administration of justice in all its forms, a primarily military role as the newly formed Republic was constantly engaged in conflicts with the Catholic south conservative taste in art for political reasons was a practicing member of the official state church, the calvanist dutch reformed church due to conflicts with the catholic south displayed in stadholders palace to show diversity of religion ordered 2 more works on the cavity

Answer 4

*The Passion series was displayed in one of the busiest formal rooms in the Stadtholder’s palace, the Binnenhof. As such it would have been viewed not only by Frederick Hendrick and his family in quiet moments, but by political officials as well as foreign visitors and ambassadors with a diverse range of religious beliefs. As such it was important that these paintings not offend the strict Calvinist reformed church sensibilities of the Stadholder’s courtiers but were also admissible to people with slightly diverging religions beliefs as well as foreign viewers.

Answer 5

As such it was important that these paintings not offend the strict Calvinist reformed church sensibilities of the Stadholder’s courtiers but were also admissible to people with slightly diverging religions beliefs as well as foreign viewers.

Answer 6

The cycle were based loosely on a series of much larger paintings of the Passion by the Flemish master of the older generation, Peter Paul Rubens, completed at the beginning of the 17th century. Although we cannot be certain a copy of Rubens Raising of the Cross was available to Rembrandt, certainly we see very clearly the similarities

Answer 7

*Although each of the paintings depicts a traditional scene from the Passion of Christ, they do not form anything like a complete Passion Cycle. Seven years later, Hendrick ordered a further two works of the same size and format of subjects from the Nativity of Christ.

Answer 8

Rembrandt painted the Elevation of the Cross second in the cycle and delivered this and the Descent before the rest of the series was commissioned. The fact that the Stadholder commissioned a further 3 pictures therefore implies that he was pleased with them

Answer 9

movement in orthodox protestantism developed by John Calvin, a french theologian arrived in netherland in 1540s converting evryone into Flanders the spanish gov under philip ii started persucution campaigns and calvanists rebelled hollan conquered by calvinists in 1572 and all churches in calvanist territories became calvanist rembrant was protestant who shows his religious views and also patrons

Answer 10

calvanists believe christ is one being and became a human to svae humanity leutharians believe he can be in multiple places at the same time

Answer 11

The paintings correspond with remarkable fidelity to the Reformers’ rallying cry

Answer 12

H. Perry Chapman She sees Rembrandt this was part of him re-casting himself as a ‘Court Painter’ in the style of Rubens, van Dyck or Titian, rather than the more mundane role as an artist in a free-market Dutch economy.