The Collection·Room IV · The Western Canon·Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
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REMBRANDT · 1653
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
The philosopher's hand on the poet's head. Rembrandt, 1653, from The Met, open access. The whole Western canon in one gesture.
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| source | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, open access (CC0) · Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653 |
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| typeface | Caslon captions |
| paper | 100 lb cream cover |
| press | Thomas Graphics, Austin, Texas |
| edition | Numbered of 250, cotton paper, embossed maker's mark |
Rembrandt's Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, painted in 1653: the philosopher in his gold chain resting a hand on the blind poet who started everything. Reproduced from The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access imagery, CC0, object 437394. One canon touching another. The picture this room is about.
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