Which museum houses Rembrandt’s painting Aristotle with a Bust of Homer?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses Rembrandt’s Aristotle with a Bust of Homer.

Rembrandt painted the work in 1653, when he was living in Amsterdam and working as one of the Dutch Republic’s most sought-after artists. Aristotle is shown resting a hand on a bust traditionally identified as the poet Homer, while a large gold chain hangs across his body.

The painting was commissioned by the Sicilian nobleman Don Antonio Ruffo, who purchased it through Amsterdam’s art market. Its subject has encouraged long-running discussion about the relationship between philosophy, poetry, wealth, and artistic creation.

The picture entered the Metropolitan Museum’s collection in 1961 through a major purchase. It is one of the museum’s best-known European paintings and is frequently discussed alongside Rembrandt’s other late portraits and contemplative figures.