House of Gold
The Apostle
REMBRANDT-10 · Figurine
The figure
The object
He stands, barefoot, in a brown robe and turban, both hands on an open book. The plaque reads The Apostle.
The book is open. The face is tired. The plate’s panelling is not carried onto the marble. The figure is the man and the book.
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 10 of House of Gold. After Self-Portrait as the Apostle Paul. Rijksmuseum, SK-A-4050, 1661.
No sword is added. The plaque does not rename him.
The painting stays in the museum. This object is the plate, standing.