Marten Soolmans & Oopjen Coppit . Rembrandt painted the wedding portraits at the age of 28, commissioned by the two newlyweds Marten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit in Amsterdam in 1634. The more than two-metre-high portraits subsequently stayed in private hands for almost 400 years. Rembrandt painted the wedding portraits at the age of 28, commissioned by the two newlyweds in Amsterdam in 1634. The meticulous rendering of the rich costumes, the agility of the figures and the nuanced light make these paintings among Rembrandt's masterpieces. Moreover, the portraits depict a milestone in Dutch history: the rise of the ambitious, young Republic in the Golden Age. That these two Amsterdam citizens had themselves portrayed with such regal allure during this period in the most lavish costumes after the latest French fashion says a lot about their pride and prosperity and about the rise and pretension of the young republic. Until then, life-size standing portraits were reserved only for royalty and nobility. They were Rembrandt's first life-size, standing, full-length painted pendant portraits and also the only ones he would ever make. Want the 2 works as separate prints? Then search for 226011 and 226012 in the search function.
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