An original work of art by Rembrandt Van Rijn isn’t in the budget of all but the wealthiest among us, but what about a tattoo featuring one of his masterpieces? This is the latest offer from Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam, which will host a pop-up studio called “The poor man’s Rembrandt project” dutch tattoo artists Henk Schiffmacher– also known as Hanky Panky – and Tycho Veldhoen and their team next month.
The museum, which reopened in March after renovations, is launching an artist residency program in October. But the first will be the Schiffmacher and Veldhoen Tattooing studio, which offers a variety of designs based on the works of Rembrandt, in the space where the old master lived and worked from 1639 to 1658.
“We consider ourselves the house of artists. Rembrandt not only lived and worked there, but also taught his students,” said museum director Milou Halbesma. Guardian. “We want to work in our new studio space with Dutch artists to connect with audiences – and we consider artists Schiffmacher and Veldhoen. This is the challenge for every museum: to reach the next generation.
“An old tattoo artist once called ‘The Poor Man’s Rembrandt’ tattoos: a work of art more affordable than a painting by one of the Old Masters, but no less carefully executed and selected,” Schiffmacher said in A statement.
Tattoo artists Rupa van Teylingen, Henk Schiffmacher, Tycho Veldhoen and Timothy John Englisch at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam. Photo by Mark Bolk, courtesy of Schiffmacher and Veldhoen/Museum Rembrandthuis.
A figurehead of the tattoo community for 45 years, Schiffmacher, who is 71, is known as the “Tattoo King of Amsterdam”. He organized the first major tattoo conventions in Europe and is also no stranger to museums – he has had exhibitions at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.
“For us, it is an incredible honor to work where Rembrandt’s soul is still felt, and to work with his prints and drawings,” Schiffmacher added.
But where Rembrandt applied his drypoint needle to copper plates to create his etchings, Schiffmacher and Veldhoen’s team uses skin as canvas. Getting Dutch Golden Age ink will cost between €100 ($108) and €250 ($272), depending on the design.
Slots are filling up fast for make an appointment with Veldhoen, Rupa van Teylingen or Timothy John Englisch. Participants can choose from a variety of designs inspired by Rembrandt, from a selection of his self-portraits to images from his etchings, as well as a copy of the artist’s signature and even a drawing from the House of Rembrandt museum. Rembrandt himself.
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You can now get a Rembrandt tattoo at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam. Courtesy of Henk Schiffmacher and Veldhoen/Museum Rembrandthuis.
You can now get a Rembrandt tattoo at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam. Courtesy of Henk Schiffmacher and Veldhoen/Museum Rembrandthuis.
Tattoo artists Rupa van Teylingen, Henk Schiffmacher, Tycho Veldhoen and Timothy John Englisch at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam. Photo by Mark Bolk, courtesy of Schiffmacher and Veldhoen/Museum Rembrandthuis.
Tattoo artists Rupa van Teylingen, Henk Schiffmacher, Tycho Veldhoen and Timothy John Englisch at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam. Photo by Mark Bolk, courtesy of Schiffmacher and Veldhoen/Museum Rembrandthuis.
Tattoo artists Rupa van Teylingen, Henk Schiffmacher, Tycho Veldhoen and Timothy John Englisch at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam. Photo by Mark Bolk, courtesy of Schiffmacher and Veldhoen/Museum Rembrandthuis.
You can now get a Rembrandt tattoo at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam. Courtesy of Henk Schiffmacher and Veldhoen/Museum Rembrandthuis.
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