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Earliest Rembrandt masterpiece coming to US for 1st time

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), 'Judas Returning the Thirty Pieces of Silver,' 1629. Oil on panel. Private collection.
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), ‘Judas Returning the Thirty Pieces of Silver,’ 1629. Oil on panel. Private collection.

 

NEW YORK (AP) – A New York City museum says Rembrandt’s earliest masterpiece will be exhibited in the U.S. for the first time.

Judas Returning the Thirty Pieces of Silver will be shown starting June 3 at the Morgan Library & Museum.

It’s one of a few Rembrandts for which several preparatory drawings survive. The exhibition reunites the painting and those drawings for the first time since their creation.
The work has long been held in a British private collection.

The artist was 23 years old when he painted it. The exhibition will include some self-portraits from that era.

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