Vermeer-Off-06.inddFor its third season, the Pinacothèque de Paris, in association with Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, will present one of the most interesting periods in art history : the Dutch 17th century.

That period produced some of the most famous artists of all time, and above all the one whose name has remained one of the leading references : Rembrandt.

The exhibition will put on an outstanding ensemble of over 130 pieces, including about 60 paintings, 30 graphic works, 10 etchings as well as 10 objects to give an extremely visual representation of that period.

This exhibition wants above all to put forward Rembrandt’s singular role as the most influential artist of his time. He conferred upon his models, whether simple portraits or religious scenes, an unequalled dimension, a density, a human beauty that made of him the fore-runner of modernity, an analyst of souls and consciousness three centuries ahead of his contemporaries.

La Pinacothèque de Paris
28, Place de la Madeleine
75008 Paris
Exhibition until February 7, 2010
Full Rate: 10 euros
Web : http://www.pinacotheque.com