Rembrandt Gallery

Winter fashion, 1954

Two women wearing warm, practical but stylish coats. On the left is a reversible coat of white wool and proofed black gaberdine by Ledux and on the right as snug, velvety wraparound coat of grey Embros lamb by Tescan. Once inside, the ladies discard their coats to reveal a scarlet sweater suit on the left by Rima and on the right, a Dior design by Rembrandt of a lightweight angora dress with crisp revers controlled by a single important button and a flurry of walk easy pleats at the centre back

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Nude Danae by Jean Straker

A woman reclining on a bed is captured in a shaft of light. A nude study by photographer Jean Straker inspired by the painting Danae by Rembrandt which appeared in his art photography book, Nudes of Jean Straker published by Charles Skilton Ltd in 1958. Straker was best-known for his nude photographic studies and for the ensuing prosecutions he endured under the Obscene Publications Act during the 1950s and 60s. This photography example of Straker's belief that photography could paint with light'.
c.1958

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Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). A Scholar in his study or A

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). A Scholar in his study or A Scholar Seated at a Desk, 1634. The scholar, absorbed in his thoughts, turns a questioning glance of the beholder. Oil on canvas. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

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