House of Gold
The Lesson
REMBRANDT-03 · Figurine
The figure
The object
Seven men in black hats lean over a table. The body is under a gold cloth. One man holds a pair of forceps. The plaque reads The Lesson.
The plate covers the body, and the figure does the same. Nothing is opened for the shelf. The lesson is the group, not a display.
The base is black marble with gold veins. The plaque is brass. The figure leaves the plate. It does not leave the museum, and it is not a toy.
The plate
Plate 03 of House of Gold. After The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp. Mauritshuis, 146, 1632.
The forearm is not lifted into the air. The cloth stays down.
The painting stays in the museum. This object is the plate, standing.