Why it matters
A windmill stands on a ruined bastion above the water, glowing in the last rays of evening sun. Its attribution to Rembrandt was long doubted and is still not universally accepted.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1650.
- It was once in the Orléans Collection.
- It was owned by Peter A. B. Widener before coming to Washington.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Mill (Rembrandt) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
