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\nThe painting depicts Archangel Gabriel visiting high priest Zacharias to inform him he will have a son: John the Baptist. (Picture: Amsterdam Rijksmuseum)<\/p>\n
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has uncovered a new painting by Rembrandt, using advanced scanning technology and stylistic analysis to confirm it was crafted by the Dutch master.<\/p>\n
The whereabouts of the 1633 work, entitled “Vision of Zacharias in the Temple” was unknown for 65 years but was recently handed over to the museum for testing.<\/p>\n
“Materials analysis, stylistic and thematic similarities, alterations made by Rembrandt, and the overall quality of the painting all support the conclusion that this painting is a genuine work by Rembrandt van Rijn,” the museum said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The work depicts the biblical scene of Archangel Gabriel visiting high priest Zacharias to inform him he will have a son: John the Baptist.<\/p>\n
Gabriel is not depicted in the painting but light shining in the upper right corner heralds his arrival.<\/p>\n
The painting disappeared from public view after a private individual purchased it in 1961.<\/p>\n
\nThe painting depicts Archangel Gabriel visiting high priest Zacharias to inform him he will have a son: John the Baptist. (Picture: Amsterdam Rijksmuseum)<\/p>\n
Its current owner contacted the Rijksmuseum, enabling experts to study the work with modern analytical tools.<\/p>\n
Their two-year research showed that the paints used are also found in other Rembrandt works of the period.<\/p>\n
The painting technique and build-up of paint layers are also comparable.<\/p>\n
Scans revealed “compositional changes that support the authenticity of the work,” the museum said.<\/p>\n
Finally, the signature has been deemed original and analysis of the wooden panel confirms the date of 1633 on the painting is also correct.<\/p>\n
“It is a beautiful example of the unique way Rembrandt depicts stories,” said Rijksmuseum director Taco Dibbits.<\/p>\n
The work is now on long-term loan to the museum and will be on display to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has uncovered a new painting by Rembrandt, using advanced scanning technology and stylistic analysis…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325075,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[307,304,305,306,308,93,61,60],"class_list":["post-325074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}