No Dutch artist produced a larger number of important works than Rembrandt van Rijn, and none has provoked more debate among art historians. In this series of six lectures, John Walsh, B.A. 1961, Director Emeritus of the J. Paul Getty Museum, in Los Angeles, presents an overview of Rembrandt’s career. Each lecture explores a single picture, first focusing on its details, then on its context. Prompted by the yearlong loan by Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo of Portrait of Aeltje Uylenburgh, the series begins with a study of this especially fine portrait from Rembrandt’s early years. In the lectures that follow, Walsh examines works in the collections of the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg; the Frick Collection, New York; and the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, as well as etchings in the Gallery’s collection—a number of which are on view for the duration of the series.

Note: All lectures are held in the Robert L. McNeil, Jr., Lecture Hall. Seating is limited. Doors open one hour prior to each lecture. Free tickets to the lecture are handed out in the lobby beginning one hour prior; ticket holders are guaranteed a seat. If the auditorium fills to capacity, visitors are invited to attend the live stream lecture at the Loria Center, 190 York Street, Room 250, less than a block away.

Generously sponsored by the Martin A. Ryerson Fund.