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Kenwood launches new display of Rembrandt masterpiece
Kenwood House in Hampstead will host a special display to commemorate 350 years since Rembrandt’s death on 4 October 1669, English Heritage has announced. Rembrandt #nofilter will celebrate the artist’s Self-portrait with Two Circles, a painting widely acknowledged as one of Rembrandt’s defining images and regarded by some as one of the world's greatest works of art.
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To mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Joshua Reynolds, seventeen paintings by the artist will go on display at Kenwood this summer. Spanning virtually the entirety of his career, from one of his earliest to his very last, Spotlight on Reynolds includes portraits of leading society ladies, the children of aristocrats, politicians and businessmen, and the artist himself.
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Heiress: Sargent’s American Portraits
Experience the power and glamour of John Singer Sargent’s portraits in Kenwood's new exhibition; Heiress: Sargent’s American Portrait.
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Humphry Repton at Kenwood: A new vision for the landscape
Repton went on to become the last great landscape designer, but early in his career he worked on new innovations in gardening at Kenwood House, north London, transforming the landscape. His changes can still be seen today - but he didn't get his own way on everything...
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Joshua Reynolds is one of the most celebrated artists in the history of British art. At Kenwood, in London, we have 17 paintings by Reynolds, which span much of the artist’s career. From his portraits of children and his ‘fancy’ pictures, to his Grand Manner portraits and a self-portrait, in this article we explore the development of Reynolds’s work through the collection at Kenwood.
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Rembrandt is one of the most celebrated artists in history. This painting, in the Iveagh Bequest at Kenwood, north London, was one of his last and was begun around 1665 when Rembrandt was 59. Among the largest and most imposing of all Rembrandt’s self-portraits, it is celebrated for its technical brilliance and ruthless honesty, offering one of the most distinctive and defining images of the artist.
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After visiting Heiress: Sargent's American Portraits at Kenwood, take a look at these exhibitions from our friends.
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From around the middle of the 18th century, many people in Britain began to think about childhood in new ways. At the same time, attitudes to animals were also changing. How was this reflected in the art of the time?