Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
$47.00
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- 380g/m² cotton canvas — certified museum quality
- Solid wood stretcher bar with 0.75” gallery wrap
- HD Giclée print — colour-true to the original
- Ready to hang — hanging hardware included
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, painted in 1653 by Rembrandt van Rijn, is one of the most celebrated and philosophically layered paintings in the Met's entire collection. The Greek philosopher stands in contemplative half-shadow, one hand resting on a bust of Homer while a medallion bearing the likeness of Alexander the Great — Aristotle's former pupil — hangs from a gold chain across his chest, staging a meditation on fame, wisdom, and the different kinds of immortality earned by the poet, the philosopher, and the conqueror.
Commissioned by the Sicilian nobleman Antonio Ruffo, this was the first in a series of "philosopher" paintings Rembrandt would produce for him. The chiaroscuro is at its most masterful here, with warm golden light picking out the philosopher's face and richly textured sleeve against a deep, enveloping darkness — Rembrandt at the absolute height of his mature power.
Held in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this masterwork is presented here as a premium stretched canvas reproduction, printed on museum-quality matte canvas and hand-wrapped around a solid 0.75-inch gallery wrap frame — ready to hang and built to last.
| Artist | Rembrandt van Rijn |
| Year | 1653 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 56 1/2 x 53 3/4 in. (143.5 x 136.5 cm) |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Movement | Baroque (Dutch Golden Age) |
| Available sizes | |
| Small | 30 × 40 cm (12″ × 16″) |
| Medium | 40 × 50 cm (16″ × 20″) |
| Large | 60 × 90 cm (24″ × 36″) |
| All sizes include a 0.75" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required. | |
