Rembrandt: Master of the Copper Plate. Prints from the Rovinsky Collection at the State Hermitage (Saint Petersburg), 2.2. – 29.4.2012, Sinebrychoff Art Museum (Helsinki). Viewed on 1 April, 2012.
The official presentation: "The exhibition presents the graphic etchings by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn from the unique Rovinsky collection of the State Hermitage Museum. All 55 exhibited works belong to the graphics collection of a Russian Master of Law, Dmitry Rovinsky, and they have never before been seen abroad. The selection of the art pieces and research on the exhibition are based on the research of Doctor Roman Grigoryev. He has researched the materials of the Rembrandt graphics; the reason which made the works of Rembrandt so unique. In addition to the Rovinsky Collection, the exhibition also presents the graphic etchings by the pupils and peers of Rembrandt from the collections of Sinebrychoff Art Museum."
"The works of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) included over 290 graphic etchings. The artist worked with graphics for 40 years to produce, both quantitatively and qualitatively, a unique collection. The graphics include the same themes as the paintings by Rembrandt: biblical and mythological themes as well as other themes from literature. They also feature descriptions about the life of the public, landscapes and portraits, including self-portraits."
"New catalogue: Rembrandt - Master of the Copper Plate. The catalogue presents 55 graphic etchings by the Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn from the unique Dmitry Rovinsky collection of the State Hermitage Museum. Doctor Roman Grigoryev has researched the materials of the Rembrandt graphics; the reason which made the works of Rembrandt so unique. Finnish / English, 264 pages, paperback. Ulla Aartomaa, Ulla Huhtamäki, Heikki Torkkeli. Price 53 €."
A fine and rare collection on display in Helsinki. There are several versions of the same subject, for comparison of different solutions of lighting. There are many different self-portraits. There are small studies and big dramatic scenes from the Bible. The Jewish world, ancient and contemporary, always fascinated Rembrandt. Techniques include etching, chiseling, and burin engraving. Rembrandt was the master of etching, and there are two rooms of works by his followers, very good as well.
The rooms are not well lit presumably because of preservation grounds. I usually avoid the video room nowadays obligatory in art exhibitions, but a walk on the windy streets, the air full of street dust (the customary gross neglect of sanitation in the polluted city of Helsinki: in Tokyo there is daily pressure washing of the streets; in Helsinki, much too seldom) had exhausted me and I stopped to watch the Rembrandt video, and I don't know what to think, but I could sometimes make more sense of the etchings in the bright enlargements on the screen. Yes, maybe it has to do with my eyesight, too, but in regular lighting circumstances I have no problem.
There was a Helsinki Conservatory chamber music concert going on upstairs, and the house was filled by the music of Mozart's Trio Es (Kegelstatt) KV 498 played by Csilla Firon (clarinet), Anna Särkilahti (viola), and Mira Huuskonen (grand piano). The whole house resonated with Mozart.
The official presentation: "The exhibition presents the graphic etchings by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn from the unique Rovinsky collection of the State Hermitage Museum. All 55 exhibited works belong to the graphics collection of a Russian Master of Law, Dmitry Rovinsky, and they have never before been seen abroad. The selection of the art pieces and research on the exhibition are based on the research of Doctor Roman Grigoryev. He has researched the materials of the Rembrandt graphics; the reason which made the works of Rembrandt so unique. In addition to the Rovinsky Collection, the exhibition also presents the graphic etchings by the pupils and peers of Rembrandt from the collections of Sinebrychoff Art Museum."
"The works of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) included over 290 graphic etchings. The artist worked with graphics for 40 years to produce, both quantitatively and qualitatively, a unique collection. The graphics include the same themes as the paintings by Rembrandt: biblical and mythological themes as well as other themes from literature. They also feature descriptions about the life of the public, landscapes and portraits, including self-portraits."
"New catalogue: Rembrandt - Master of the Copper Plate. The catalogue presents 55 graphic etchings by the Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn from the unique Dmitry Rovinsky collection of the State Hermitage Museum. Doctor Roman Grigoryev has researched the materials of the Rembrandt graphics; the reason which made the works of Rembrandt so unique. Finnish / English, 264 pages, paperback. Ulla Aartomaa, Ulla Huhtamäki, Heikki Torkkeli. Price 53 €."
A fine and rare collection on display in Helsinki. There are several versions of the same subject, for comparison of different solutions of lighting. There are many different self-portraits. There are small studies and big dramatic scenes from the Bible. The Jewish world, ancient and contemporary, always fascinated Rembrandt. Techniques include etching, chiseling, and burin engraving. Rembrandt was the master of etching, and there are two rooms of works by his followers, very good as well.
The rooms are not well lit presumably because of preservation grounds. I usually avoid the video room nowadays obligatory in art exhibitions, but a walk on the windy streets, the air full of street dust (the customary gross neglect of sanitation in the polluted city of Helsinki: in Tokyo there is daily pressure washing of the streets; in Helsinki, much too seldom) had exhausted me and I stopped to watch the Rembrandt video, and I don't know what to think, but I could sometimes make more sense of the etchings in the bright enlargements on the screen. Yes, maybe it has to do with my eyesight, too, but in regular lighting circumstances I have no problem.
There was a Helsinki Conservatory chamber music concert going on upstairs, and the house was filled by the music of Mozart's Trio Es (Kegelstatt) KV 498 played by Csilla Firon (clarinet), Anna Särkilahti (viola), and Mira Huuskonen (grand piano). The whole house resonated with Mozart.
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