Why it matters
The poet Homer dictates his verses. Rembrandt painted it for the Sicilian collector Antonio Ruffo, who had earlier commissioned Aristotle with a Bust of Homer.
Did you know?
- It is signed and dated 1663.
- In 1810 it was sold in London as A School Master with His Pupil.
- Abraham Bredius bequeathed it to the Mauritshuis in 1946.
Based on the Wikipedia article Homer Dictating his Verses (CC BY-SA 4.0).
