Old Man with Turban ☶ Rembrandt ☶ Canvas architecture a heavily made-up woman stands

a heavily made-up woman stands behind them

temps gris) by Claude Monet is one of a small series that he painted in a rare vertical format to capture the spectacular effects of late afternoon light upon his beloved waterlily pond

His face is well lit with detailed brushwork

while reeds and water lilies dominant the pond

Old Man with Turban ☶ Rembrandt ☶ Canvas architecture a heavily made-up woman standsBust of an Old Man with Turban (1628) by Rembrandt van Rijn depicts an unnamed man in a decorative turban, making it a "tronie" or character study not intended to depict a specific person. Pictures of imaginary Persian or Ottoman princes were popular at the time, in part due to new trade contacts with the Middle East that brought international visitors to Amsterdam. The true identity of the man, a Dutchman who often posed for Rembrandt and other