Titus van Rijn in a Monks Habit - Rembrandt Oil Painting for Sale

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Titus van Rijn in a Monks Habit: Rembrandt

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Rembrandt Oil Painting - Titus van Rijn in a Monks Habit

Keywords: Titus, Rijn, Monks, Habit

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Titus in a Monk’s Habit
Physical featuresoil on canvas
Materialcanvas oil paint

Measurementsh 79.5 cm × w 67.7 cm

Rembrandt’s son Titus was probably the model for this ‘portrait’ of a Franciscan monk. His downcast eyes lend him an air of quiet introspection. His serene, pale face stands out clearly against a backdrop of green and brown vegetation.Solitary retreat into nature for prayer and reflection was of great importance to Saint Francis and his order.

Titus van Rijn (22 September 1641 – 4 September 1668) was the fourth and only surviving child of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn and Saskia van Uylenburgh. Titus is best known as a figure or model in his father's paintings and studies.

Titus van Rijn was born in Amsterdam on September 22, 1641, the fourth child of the famed artist Rembrandt van Rijn and his wife Saskia van Uylenburgh. After Rembrandt's bankruptcy in 1656, Titus and his stepmother, Hendrickje Stoffels, were named in charge of Rembrandt's affairs and began an art-dealership, specializing in Rembrandt's work. At age 15, Titus made a will at his father's insistence, making his father sole heir.

In 1668, Titus married Magdalena van Loo (1641-1669). Her father was Jan van Loo, silversmith, whose brother was Gerrit van Loo, a lawyer in Het Bildt. The couple lived at Magdalena's mother's house on the Singel. They had one daughter, Titia (1669-1715), who married François van Bijler in 1686. Titus van Rijn died in 1668 and was buried in the Westerkerk in Amsterdam. His wife, mother-in-law, and father all died a year later.

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