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The Laughing Man

Rembrandt van Rijn · Oil on gilded copper · Dutch Golden Age · c. 1629–1630 · Mauritshuis

Watch the open mouth, narrowed eyes, and lines scratched into still-wet paint.

Exhibition: Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch masterpieces of the 17th century — Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka · 2026-08-21 – 2026-09-27

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