2006 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Rembrandt - the greatest Dutch 17th-century painter.
The National Gallery is fortunate to have one of the most important and comprehensive collections of his oil paintings, and will be celebrating this milestone in a number of ways that highlight the artist''''s key place in the Gallery''''s collection.
The National Gallery display the artist''''s work in Rooms 23 and 24.
This display will run from mid-June until the end of the year, and will include all of Rembrandt''''s paintings in the Gallery''''s collection, alongside works by his followers and pupils.
A Woman bathing in a Stream 1654
In the shadows of this warmly-lit scene, an unknown woman takes cautious steps into the water.
But is this oil painting an intimate image of the artist''''s mistress, Hendrickje Stoffels, or do her elaborate discarded robes reveal her identity as an Old Testament heroine, or perhaps a classical goddess?