Portrait of Marten Soolmans

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), oil on canvas, 1634

Marten and Oopjen are the only couple that Rembrandt painted life-size, standing, and at full-length. Marten’s father came to Amsterdam from Antwerp as a Protestant refugee. He made his fortune as the owner of a sugar refinery. Marten married Oopjen in 1633. He was 20 and a law student, ready for a career in politics. Sadly, he died a mere eight years later.

Object numberSK-A-5033
Dimensions207.5 cm x 132 cm x 3.7 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek

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Identification

Title(s)
- Portrait of Marten Soolmans
- Portrait of Maerten Soolmans
Former title
Portrait of Maerten Soolmans
Object number
SK-A-5033
Description
Marten and Oopjen are the only couple that Rembrandt painted life-size, standing, and at full-length. Marten’s father came to Amsterdam from Antwerp as a Protestant refugee. He made his fortune as the owner of a sugar refinery. Marten married Oopjen in 1633. He was 20 and a law student, ready for a career in politics. Sadly, he died a mere eight years later.
Catalogue reference
S. Avery-Quash, 'The travel notebooks of sir Charles Eastlake', The Volume of the Walpole Society 1 (2011), p. 550

Creation

Dating
1634

Material and technique

Physcial description
olieverf op doek
Dimensions
207.5 cm x 132 cm x 3.7 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Joint acquisition by the Dutch State and the French Republic, collection Rijksmuseum/collection Musée du Louvre
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- S. Avery-Quash, 'The travel notebooks of sir Charles Eastlake', The Volume of the Walpole Society 1 (2011), p. 550
- I. Groeneweg, 'Regenten in het zwart: vroom en deftig?', Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 46 (1995), pp. 236-37
- R. Priem, 'The "most excellent collection" of Lucretia Johanna van Winter: the years 1809-22, with a catalogue of the works purchased', Simiolus 25 (1997), p. 103
- W. Bürger (T. Thoré), 'Les Rembrandts des collections particulières d'Amsterdam', L'Artiste 5 (1858), pp. 20-22
- I.H. van Eeghen, 'Marten Soolmans en Oopjen Coppit', Maandblad Amstelodamum 43 (1956), pp. 85-90
- I.Q. van Regteren Altena, 'Die Rembrandt forschung im lichte der ausstellungen des jahres 1956', Kunstchronik : Monatsschrift für Kunstwissenschaft, Museumswesen und Denkmalpflege 10 (1957), p. 142, 146
- P. van Eeghen, 'Rembrandtieke emigranten', Maandblad Amstelodamum 43 (1956), pp. 90-92
- Chr. Tümpel & A. Tümpel, 'Rembrandt', Amsterdam 1986, nr. 202
- H. Havard, 'À propos de deux-tableaux de Rembrandt', Gazette des Beaux-Arts 19 (February 1879), pp. 147-51
- E. Fromentin, 'Les Maîtres d'Autrefois: Belgique - Hollande', Paris 1875, pp. 347-50
- B. Broos, 'Een vergeten leerling van Rembrandt : Jan Jansz. de Stomme', Oud Holland 128 (2015), p. 130
- G. Schwartz, 'Das Rembrandt-Buch : Leben und Werk eines Genies', München 2006, p. 200
- Tent.cat. Tentoonstelling van zeldzame en belangrijke schilderijen van oude meesters, Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam 1867, no. 161

Persistent URL

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