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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp

Rembrandt

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632 oil painting by Rembrandt housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Artist Rembrandt
Year 1632
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 216cm x 170cm
Museum Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis
Assession # 146
Copyright Private Use Only
URL View painting at museum site
$1,200
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632 oil painting by Rembrandt housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, the Netherlands. 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 Rembrant. This may be the first instance of Rembrandt signing a painting with his forename (in its original form) as opposed to the monogramme RHL (Rembrant Harmenszoon of Leiden), and is thus a sign of his growing artistic confidence.
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