Christ Disputing with the Doctors — History & Facts
The theme of Christ and the doctors requires the men visibly to express their astonishment at the unexpected wisdom of a 12-year-old boy. Perhaps this is what attracted Rembrandt to the subject: in any event, he depicted it repeatedly. It is quite conceivable that he wished to work out this hardly completed composition further.
However, nothing came of it.
More Artworks by Rembrandt van Rijn
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The Night Watch Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq
Rembrandt van Rijn

The Return of the Prodigal Son
Rembrandt van Rijn

The Hundred Guilder Print: the figures leaning on the wall in the centre left
Rembrandt van Rijn

The Hundred Guilder Print: the central piece with Christ preaching, the plate arched
Rembrandt van Rijn

Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’
Rembrandt van Rijn

The Mill
Rembrandt van Rijn

The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, Known as ‘The Syndics’
Rembrandt van Rijn

The return of the prodigal son
Rembrandt van Rijn

The Hundred Guilder Print: the central piece with Christ preaching, the plate arched
Rembrandt van Rijn

The Hundred Guilder Print: the man seen on the back in the lower left corner
Rembrandt van Rijn
More Religious Art
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The Return of the Prodigal Son
Rembrandt van Rijn
The Garden of Earthly Delights
El Bosco

Count Orgaz’ funeral
El Greco

The Hundred Guilder Print: the central piece with Christ preaching, the plate arched
Rembrandt van Rijn
The Descent from the Cross
Rogier van der Weyden

The return of the prodigal son
Rembrandt van Rijn