The Parable of the Rich Fool (Rembrandt)
Painting by Rembrandt
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The Parable of the Rich Fool, also known as The Money Changer,[1] is an oil painting on canvas of 1627 by Rembrandt, now in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.[2] Produced early in the artist's career, it depicts the eponymous Biblical parable. The model for the figure is said to have been Rembrandt's father.[1]
Related works
Gerrit van Honthorst's Old Woman Studying a Coin, 1623–1624, a possible inspiration for the work
Matthias Stom's Old Woman by Candlelight, 1630–1640, with many similar elements
Hendrick Bloemaert's, Woman Selling Eggs, 1632, a comparable composition
