The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
Rembrandt · 1632
The story
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632 oil painting on canvas by Rembrandt housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, Netherlands. It was originally created to be displayed by the Surgeons Guild in their meeting room. The Surgeons' Widow Fund had planned to sell the painting in 1828, but this was blocked by royal decree of King William I. The Dutch state purchased it instead for 32,000 guilders and placed it in the Mauritshuis. The painting is regarded as one of Rembrandt's early masterpieces.
- Artist
- Rembrandt
- Date
- 1632
- Collection
- Mauritshuis, The Hague, Netherlands
- Movement
- Dutch Golden Age painting
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 169.5 × 216.5 cm
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