Frame of the Week

• This painting depicts an actual event that took place in Amsterdam in 1632. Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, a prominent physician and city councilor, was asked to demonstrate an autopsy on a criminal in front of a group of his colleagues.

• The painting is one of Rembrandt's earliest works, completed when he was just 26 years old. It was commissioned by the Amsterdam Guild of Surgeons, who wanted a portrait of their members in action.

• The painting was almost lost during World War II. It was moved from Amsterdam to the countryside for safekeeping during the war, but was nearly destroyed when the storage facility it was kept in was hit by a bomb. Fortunately, the painting was unharmed!

Fame of the Week

• This Renoir brought in just north of €2 million this past week at a Sotheby’s auction centered around impressionist works.

• There were many works from other important artists such as Picasso, Monet, Chagall, Picabia, Kandinsky, Matisse, and Cézanne.

• For more info on the auction, click here!

Find of the Week

• Sydney Cortright’s exhibition, Scale Wing, will be on display at Simchowitz DTLA until May 18th.

• Cortright’s works in this exhibition are all inspired by and named after butterflies. Throughout the show, she balances delicate and bold, light and dark, saturated and washed. From simchowitz.com