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History Painting

by Nayvie Dizon on May 12, 2023

History Painting
History Painting is an early painting by Rembrandt, dating to 1626 and showing an allegory of history painting. Owned by the Instituut Collectie Nederland, it is on permanent loan to the Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden.

The work was painted as a commission for the Leiden city council, which acquired it in 1627. In 1856 the work was moved from their meeting room to the main hall of their headquarters (now known as "De Waag"). In 1968 it was moved again to its present location in the Museum De Lakenhal.

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