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Copy of Rembrandt's "Herman Doomer"
After a lot of browsing and reading, I'm finally posting something: this is a copy of Rembrandt's "Herman Doomer" that I painted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I participate in the copyist program, and this is one of several copies I have painted. My copy is 21" x 27" (one of the requirements is that the size be either reduced or enlarged by at least 10%) and it is oil on masonite board. I reduced the size by cropping some of the background space and tried to maintain the original size of the head.
I ran out of time - the copy permits usually last for a month, and I was right at the end of my second permit and trying to wrap it up- so there are some things I didn't get to resolve, such as the detail in the lace collar (mine is greatly simplified compared to Rembrandt's). The experience at the Met is really wonderful - I also copy from reproductions at home and there is nothing like standing right in front of the painting!
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