Rembrandt: Britain's Discovery of the Master

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One & Modern Two)

Edinburgh | UK

Jul 07, 2018 - Oct 14, 2018

This exclusive new exhibition, which will only be shown in Edinburgh, reveals how the taste for Rembrandt’s work in Britain evolved over the past 400 years. From early beginnings around 1630, it grew into a mania that gripped collectors and art lovers across the country, reaching a fever pitch in the late-eighteenth century. The exhibition also reveals the profound impact of Rembrandt’s art on the British imagination, by exploring the wide range of native artists whose work has been inspired by the Dutch master, over four centuries, right up to the present day.

Rembrandt: Britain's Discovery of the Master - Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One & Modern Two)

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Sunday - Saturday

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

75 Belford Road Edinburgh, UK EH4 3DR

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Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One & Modern Two)

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