The exhibition, which presents some 170 of Rembrandt?s works was officially opened earlier by Hungary?s Minister of Education and Culture István Hiller and the Netherlands? ambassador to Hungary Ronald Mollinger.
At the opening, Hiller gave special thanks to Teréz Gerszi, the exhibition?s curator, who was not only behind the idea for the exhibition, but also organised many of the loans it required.
The exhibition is one of many around the world organized this year to mark Rembrandt?s birth in Leiden in 1606. Unlike his contemporaries, Rembrandt aimed to portray life in its fullness rather than confining himself to a specific genre. And this can be seen in the exhibition?s wide variety of subjects: portraits, landscapes and pictures of religious scenes.
The last Rembrandt exhibition the Fine Arts Museum hosted was in 1965. Since then, research has shown that fewer of the works earlier considered to be Rembrandt?s are indeed the master?s.
Among the items shown in the exhibitioin will be ?Saskia Standing by the Window?, ?Woman With Crying Child and Dog,? ?Sunlit House? and ?Houses Among Others?. On loan from Vienna's Albertina Museum will be ?Beggar Family With Dog?, ?An Elephant?, ?Landscape by the River Ij?, and ?Jonah by the Walls of Nineveh?. The exhibition will also feature some 200 copperplates, which offer an unparalleled glimpse into Rembrandt?s world.
The exhibition is open from June 30 to September 25, 2006.
Opening hours are from 10:00 - 18:00 on Tuesday through Sunday.
Ambassador Mollinger noted that the Fine Arts Museum would celebrate its own 100th anniversary with an exhibit of works by another famous Dutch artist: Vincent Van Gogh.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
