The Parable of the Rich Fool (Rembrandt) explained

The Parable of the Rich Fool, also known as The Money Changer, is an oil painting on canvas of 1627 by Rembrandt, now in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.^[1] Produced early in the artist's career, it depicts the eponymous Biblical parable. The model for the figure is said to have been Rembrandt's father.^[2]

See also

• List of paintings by Rembrandt

Further reading

• Gary Schwartz, Rembrandt, zijn leven, zijn schilderijen, Atrium, Alphen a/d Rijn, 1984.

External links

• • Rembrandt and the Parable of the Rich Fool of Luke 12:16-20 (Part 3) — post about the painting, on the blog A Chorus of Voices: The Reception History of the Parables

Notes and References

1. Web site: Der Geldwechsler . 2024-04-23 . Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Berlin State Museums).
2. Book: Wallace, Robert . The World of Rembrandt: 1606–1669 . 1968 . Time-Life Books . New York . 38.