Art
Top 10 Most Expensive And Best Painting In The World
Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit
Artist: Rembrandt
Sale Price: $197 million
Year: 1634
Sale Date: February 2016
Owner: Rijksmuseum and Louvre
Sale Price: $197 million
Year: 1634
Sale Date: February 2016
Owner: Rijksmuseum and Louvre
Did you know?
These two artworks are full-length to match the size of the subjects, a special event in Rembrandt’s work. Oopjen Coppit outlived her better half, remarried Captain Maerten Pietersz Daij, and outlasted him too. Therefore, the family who once possessed these compositions dishonestly distinguished the subjects as “Meneer Day” and “Mevrouw Day,” a literal interpretation of “Daij.” They had been known by that name until the 1900s.