Rembrandt's weapons

stekemest · 8th December 2008, 03:41 PM

I have just scrolled through a bunch of Rembrandt paintings when I thought that it would be nice to collect images of all the oriental weapons that are depicted in his art.
Rembrandt was not only one of the greatest painters, but also a collector of ethnografica and weapons. I realized that first when I saw a keris on his early painting "The Blinding of Samson" in the Staedel Museum, Frankfurt. The weapons he painted have been part of his collection. You don't see keris too often on european paintings.

Below are some of the ethnographic arms I found, hope you're interested.

From the top:

"Samson Betrayed by Delilah", 1629/30
"Samson Threatens his Father-in-Law", 1635
"The Angel Stopping Abraham from Sacrificing Isaac to God", 1635
"The Blinding of Samson", 1636

Peter

8th December 2008, 03:41 PM	#1
stekemest Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Posts: 182	Rembrandt's weapons I have just scrolled through a bunch of Rembrandt paintings when I thought that it would be nice to collect images of all the oriental weapons that are depicted in his art. Rembrandt was not only one of the greatest painters, but also a collector of ethnografica and weapons. I realized that first when I saw a keris on his early painting "The Blinding of Samson" in the Staedel Museum, Frankfurt. The weapons he painted have been part of his collection. You don't see keris too often on european paintings. Below are some of the ethnographic arms I found, hope you're interested. From the top: "Samson Betrayed by Delilah", 1629/30 "Samson Threatens his Father-in-Law", 1635 "The Angel Stopping Abraham from Sacrificing Isaac to God", 1635 "The Blinding of Samson", 1636 Peter Attached Images Last edited by stekemest; 8th December 2008 at 03:53 PM.