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    Pontormo vs. Rembrandt van Rijn

    It’s the first day of the Elite 8! Previous winners will compete against each other. We have two of our most beloved works facing off today: Pontormo and Rembrandt!

    Pontormo
    Cupid and Apollo, 1512-1514
    Oil on Canvas
    Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
    Samek Art Museum Collection,
    1961.K.1618

    FUN FACT: In 2016, this painting traveled to the Städel Museum in Germany for an exhibition about Mannerism in Medici Florence!

    Rembrandt van Rijn
    Christ Healing the Sick (The Hundred Guilder Print), 1639-1649
    Etching and drypoint on paper
    Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Rouner
    Samek Art Museum Collection,
    1970.3.8

    FUN FACT: This print is sometimes called The Hundred Guilder print because of a commonly-told story that Rembrandt himself once paid 100 guilders (about $6000 today) to purchase an impression of the print, suggesting it was already rare and valuable in his lifetime!

    And the Winner is Cupid and Apollo

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