Portrait of a Man Rising from His Chair

"Portrait of a Man Rising from His Chair" is an exquisite painting by the renowned Dutch artist Rembrandt, completed in 1633. This masterpiece can be admired at the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati, Ohio. The artwork, an oil on canvas, measures 124 by 99 centimeters and is both signed and dated by Rembrandt, affirming its authenticity.

The painting depicts a wealthy man in a dynamic pose, as if poised to stand up, perhaps to welcome a guest or introduce them to his wife. His wife appears in another painting by Rembrandt titled "Portrait of a Young Woman with a Fan." Although these two portraits have been separated since 1793, they are occasionally exhibited together. Wilhelm von Bode was the first to recognize the similarities in size and composition between the two in his 1897 catalogue of Rembrandt's works, suggesting they were intended as a pair.

Regarding the painting's provenance, it was acquired by Charles P. Taft from the Pourtalès family in Paris, who had kept it in their private collection for over a century. While the exact purchase price remains undisclosed, reports from the early 1900s, including one from the London Times, estimate it to be approximately $500,000.