The conservator’s eye: Rembrandt, Aristotle with a Bust of Homer

by Jim Coddington and Dr. Beth Harris

Rembrandt van Rijn, Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, 1653, oil on canvas, 143.5 x 136.5 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Cite this page as: Jim Coddington and Dr. Beth Harris, "The conservator’s eye: Rembrandt, Aristotle with a Bust of Homer," in Smarthistory, October 9, 2017, accessed September 26, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/rembrandt-aristotle/.