Older Men Collection

The inclusion of objects evocative of learning, such as books, a quill and a globe, further suggests that the painting is an emblematic composition whose theme is the wisdom of the elderly. Considered in this light, the painting can be seen to reflect a specific cultural phenomenon in the seventeenth-century Netherlands, when the aged, particularly men, were highly revered for their authority and experience. It is interesting that the man with the whiter hair and longer beard beards whitened with age were regarded at the time as symbolic of great knowledge is pressing his point energetically and seems to be lecturing his perhaps slightly younger companion.

Rembrandt was one of a number of Dutch artists who painted positive images of anonymous elderly men, and this picture can almost certainly be seen as belonging to this genre.

The frame on Two old men disputing , , when acquired in , was described by the dealer D. The frame is in the manner of seventeenth century French frames but has been cut down from a larger format creating an imbalance between the ornamented corners and the less decorative cushion panels.

The reframing of the Rembrandt panel was proposed in preparation for an exhibition in The frame selected was a box frame dating from Box frames were a common form of Dutch frame up to around It was chosen to relate to the construction of the picture, the room, with the box-like form drawing the eye of the viewer into the space. The frame is constructed from European oak and finished with black paint, distressed.

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