Where can you see Rembrandt in Paris?

At the Louvre Museum: Bathsheba at Her Bath, The Supper at Emmaus and The Slaughtered Ox. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

What is Rembrandt's most famous work in Paris?

Bathsheba at Her Bath, of 1654, at the Louvre Museum. Bathsheba holds King David's letter and thinks about what it asks of her. One of the great nudes in art, and one of the saddest. It is on the second floor of the Richelieu wing.

When and where was Rembrandt born?

On 15 July 1606, at Leiden, Netherlands. Rembrandt died on 4 October 1669, at Amsterdam, Netherlands, aged about 63.

What is Rembrandt known for?

Painted The Night Watch, in Amsterdam. Made dozens of self-portraits over forty years. Went bankrupt in 1656 and painted his best work after it. Rembrandt was a Dutch painter, of the Dutch Golden Age.

Painter, 1606 to 1669

Rembrandt

Rembrandt painted people as they are, in a light that seems to come from inside them. The Louvre's Rembrandts are on its quietest floor, and you may have them to yourself.

Born: 1606, Leiden, Netherlands
Died: 1669, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Movement: Dutch Golden Age
In Paris: 3 works in 1 museum

Where to see Rembrandt in Paris

Each work with the museum it hangs in. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

Louvre Museum3 works

Bathsheba at Her Bath
1654
Bathsheba holds King David's letter and thinks about what it asks of her. One of the great nudes in art, and one of the saddest. It is on the second floor of the Richelieu wing.
The Supper at Emmaus
1648
The moment two disciples recognise the risen Christ at an inn table, in a great empty niche of stone.
The Slaughtered Ox
1655
A carcass hung in a cellar, painted in thick strokes with as much care as a portrait. Soutine and Francis Bacon both painted their answers to it.

The life of Rembrandt

Rembrandt van Rijn was born in Leiden in 1606 and moved to Amsterdam, where he became the most sought-after portrait painter in the richest city in Europe. He painted, drew and etched without stopping, and made dozens of portraits of himself, from a confident young man to a ruined old one.

His wife Saskia died young, his spending outran his income, and in 1656 he was declared insolvent and his house and collection were sold. The paintings of his last years, darker and rougher, are the ones later centuries came to value most. He died in Amsterdam in 1669.

What to know

Painted The Night Watch, in Amsterdam
Made dozens of self-portraits over forty years
Went bankrupt in 1656 and painted his best work after it

Born: 15 July 1606, Leiden, Netherlands
Died: 4 October 1669, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rembrandt: common questions

Where can you see Rembrandt in Paris?: At the Louvre Museum: Bathsheba at Her Bath, The Supper at Emmaus and The Slaughtered Ox. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.
What is Rembrandt's most famous work in Paris?: Bathsheba at Her Bath, of 1654, at the Louvre Museum. Bathsheba holds King David's letter and thinks about what it asks of her. One of the great nudes in art, and one of the saddest. It is on the second floor of the Richelieu wing.
When and where was Rembrandt born?: On 15 July 1606, at Leiden, Netherlands. Rembrandt died on 4 October 1669, at Amsterdam, Netherlands, aged about 63.
What is Rembrandt known for?: Painted The Night Watch, in Amsterdam. Made dozens of self-portraits over forty years. Went bankrupt in 1656 and painted his best work after it. Rembrandt was a Dutch painter, of the Dutch Golden Age.