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Jan Six XI in front of Rembrandt’s ‘Portrait of a Young Gentleman’ (1635) in ‘My Rembrandt’. Courtesy Dogwoof
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The central figure in Oeke Hoogendijk’s new documentary
My Rembrandt is silent and his screen time is minimal. There’s someone who might be him in the background of a painting, but as no one’s sure who painted it, it might not be him at all. This silence doesn’t matter though; the film isn’t about Rembrandt. Rather his work is the McGuffin uniting the owners and would-be owners of Rembrandts who are the subjects of this engaging film. Although Jan Six’s quest is at the heart of the documentary, other owners of Rembrandts offer various insights into a club Six may be about to belong to.
My Rembrandt is streaming and in cinemas from 14 August [
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The Duke of Buccleuch at home in Dumlanrig Castle. Above the fireplace hangs ‘An Old Woman Reading’ by Rembrandt. Courtesy Dogwoof
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