The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin Summer 2007 7. 4 ¢ CThe Age of Rembrandt Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Esmée Quodbach The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkThe author wshesto thank Walter Hiotke for hi many valuable comment nd Sue Potter for her expert editing This sue of the Ballas supported by Hats Stichting Foundation, ‘Tis publication s made possible through the generosity ofthe Lila Acheson Wallace Fun for ‘he Metropolitan Museum of Art, established by the cofounder of Reus Dy The MtaptiarMasem At alin Summer 207 Volume EXV, Number Copyright © 2007 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art he Mayon Maan af Fal (ISSN 026-1521) s published quarterly hy The Metropolitan Museum ‘oF A, Fifth Avene, New York, NY 128.088, eros postage pal at New York NY and adtional malig offices. POSTMASTER: Send res changes to Memership Department, The Melia Musca of At Balin, 1D Filth Aven, New York, NY IMDS IS, Four wks note requited fr change of adress, The Bulletins provided aa henelit to Muscum members an is aval by suberipton,Subsiptions Sui yar Single copies $12.95 Back sues availble on microfilm fom University Microfilms, 301N, Zs Road, An Arbor, MLASID6 Volumes XXXVI (1908-42) yalale ava slothbound reprint st ona individ tal yearly volumes om Ayer Company Publishers nc, 50’Nogthwestern Drive #10, Salem, NY 0879, o¢ from the Meteopultan Museum, Bo 70, Mile Village NY 37. Pblishee and Editor in Chic john F.CPNeill Fabio ofthe Balen Se Poster Production: Christopher Zchello Desig: Bruce Camptell [Now photographs of woths inthe Museums collestions are y Jan Teujllo, The Photograph Stu, Te Metropolitan Muscum of Ae Adtional photographs were supplied by credited institutions, unless ‘others aot here. Fig. 1: Tomkins 170,370; 18: Tate, London | Art Resource, New York 5: photo _raph by Moses King: 61:9 2007 by The New York Times Co, reprinted with permission 62: photograph hy Blackstone Studs, nc, New York: T: Avon, uneuly/Augest 98, p 65 Front cover Rembrandt van Rij (Dutch, 16-1669), Flo. probably ca 1654 (Fig. 2) Buck cover: Jacob van Rusdact (Dutch, 1628/29-169), Wut ca 1670 (Fg. 38) Frontispiece: Johannes Vemncer (Dutch, 1632-1675) Yu Wim wth ter Ph, ca, 162g 8) All ight teserved. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced or teansinited i any fri or by any ‘means, electronic oF mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage ot trv system, without permision in wing front The Metropolitan Muscum of rt. Printed und bound inthe United States of Americ,