Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec - Rembrandt et McNicoll

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Helen McNicoll, On the Beach, 1912. Oil on canvas, 63,5 × 76,8 cm. Pierre Lassonde Collection / Photo: MNBAQ, Idra Labrie
Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait with Raised Sabre, 1634. Etching and burin, 121 × 99 cm. Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, DN 1948/269 (PK). Donation Dr. A.J. Domela Nieuwenhuis, 1923 / Photo: Rik Klein Gotink
Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait with Saskia, 1636. Etching, 90 x 92 mm. Collection Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, MS 640 (PK), from the estate of H.M. Montauban van Swijndregt, 1929 / Photo: Rik Klein Gotink

To discover this Summer: Rembrandt and McNicoll at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

Until September 2, 2024, the Rembrandt. Etchings from the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen exhibition is presenting 80 engravings of the great Dutch master that are normally exhibited in the Netherlands. Take advantage of preferential access to the engravings that established the artist’s reputation.

The masterpieces have survived the test of time and shaped art history. What is more, several works by Québec artists from the MNBAQ’s collections were added in order to round out the body of work. Inspired by Rembrandt’s practice and Dutch art in the Golden Age, they illustrate the specific use of chiaroscuro.

Enhance your visit with the bilingual audio guide and learn more about the artist and his engraving technique.

From June 20, 2024, to January 5, 2025, let 60 paintings by Helen McNicoll transport you. The Helen McNicoll. An Impressionist Journey exhibition explores the work of a painter little-known to the public whose relationship with the world and artistic output were influenced by the growth of tourism at the turn of the 20th century.