Inter-institutional Research Resource on Paintings by Rembrandt

Title of the Research Project:
Inter-institutional Research Resource on Paintings by Rembrandt

Project Executing Organization:
Andrew W. Mellon-Foundation,
Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie in Den Haag /Niederlande

Cooperation Partners:
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Dresden, Mauritshuis Den Haag, Metropolitan Museum New York, National Gallery London,  Louvre, Paris   

Outline:
The Dresden Rembrandt collection as one of the most important work groups of the artist will provide data in the fields of art history, history of the collection, technology and preservation as well as images including x-ray and infra-red scans for the database, which is currently being built. After the inspection of Rembrandt's “The Rape of Ganymed” had been completed, the examination of “Self-Portrait with Saskia” and “The Bittern Hunter” are executed.

Results and Aims:
Continuous research on the Rembrandt holdings, digitalizing of the photo material, inclusion of all data in the Rembrandt database

Duration:
2010-2013

Funding:
Andrew W. Mellon-Foundation

Project manager:
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Maaz, director of the Kupferstich-Kabinett and the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Dr. Uta Neidhardt, chief conservator of Dutch painting in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

Project Assistants:
Dr. des. Christoph Schölzel, restorer in the restoration workshop Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister/ Galerie Neue Meister

Contact:
Uta.Neidhardt@skd.museum