Where can you see Rembrandt in Madrid?

At the Museo del Prado: Judith at the Banquet of Holofernes. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

What is Rembrandt's most famous work in Madrid?

Judith at the Banquet of Holofernes, of 1634, at the Museo del Prado. A young woman in a gown of gold, pearls in her hair, receives a cup from a servant. It was long called Artemisia. The model may have been his wife Saskia.

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?

The only painting by Rembrandt in the Prado. Rembrandt was a Dutch painter, of the Dutch Golden Age.

Painter, 1606 to 1669

Rembrandt

Spain bought little Dutch painting, and the Prado has only one Rembrandt. It is a large and splendid one, painted in 1634, the year he married.

Born: 1606, Leiden, Netherlands
Died: 1669, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Movement: Dutch Golden Age
In Madrid: 1 work in 1 museum

Where to see Rembrandt in Madrid

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

Museo del Prado1 work

Judith at the Banquet of Holofernes
1634
A young woman in a gown of gold, pearls in her hair, receives a cup from a servant. It was long called Artemisia. The model may have been his wife Saskia.

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

The only painting by Rembrandt in the Prado

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

Rembrandt: common questions

Where can you see Rembrandt in Madrid?: At the Museo del Prado: Judith at the Banquet of Holofernes. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.
What is Rembrandt's most famous work in Madrid?: Judith at the Banquet of Holofernes, of 1634, at the Museo del Prado. A young woman in a gown of gold, pearls in her hair, receives a cup from a servant. It was long called Artemisia. The model may have been his wife Saskia.
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?: The only painting by Rembrandt in the Prado. Rembrandt was a Dutch painter, of the Dutch Golden Age.