both have really existed
the professor and the painter
and the painting?
The real one we can see in the Mauritshuis, The Hague,
on my wall is only a copy of it.
Dr. Tulp teaches anatomy of real corpses
these ones sentenced to death are usually hanged
the bodies could be obtained for these lessons
Dr. Tulp has few students for anatomy
but the corpses are many and lie awaiting
you can clearly see on the painting
how Dr.Tulp’s was giving lecture.
Can you imagine how Rembrandt was painting?
all alone with easel, canvas and oil paint? .
in the painting you can see Dr. Tulp well
you can see only the backs of his students all in shadow
how obsessed they are looking and listening
and all faces of a few of Dr. Tulp’s colleagues
that is precisely the mastery touch of Rembrandt
the main object the clearest and the rest only in shadow and light
AD. The Night before Ascension Day 2018-
AD. Wednesday the 9th May 2018
Pipi, who was walking with Sylvie all the days the Path
to Ascension Day. She has finally reached her destination
and that is Celebrating Ascension Day with a new poem.
Coming next.
ADDED recently and very important to know:
The assignment for the painting was given by the Amsterdam Surgeons Guild, which became the first owner. Then it came into the possession of the Widows’ Fund of the Surgeons. When it was lifted in 1828, it was decided to sell the painting publicly. King William I prevented the auction and gave the order to purchase this masterpiece for his Royal Cabinet of Paintings, the later Mauritshuis in The Hague.
P.S. There is copyright on the painting, so cannot be published here OR have to ask for the permission first. That cost is very expensive.