Although Rembrandt is one of the most extensively researched artists of the 17th century, some aspects of his work remain in the dark. This also applies to the period around 1632, which is characterized by stylistic and biographical changes: Rembrandt moved from Leiden to Amsterdam and joined the workshop of Hendrick Uylenburgh, where a significant number of individual and group portraits were created and new circles of buyers were tapped into. The artist engaged with various genres of painting and experimented with different stylistic devices, which illustrate the search for suitable forms of expression.

The exhibition takes a focused look at the works from the year 1632 and explores the development towards variants and copies in order to examine various stylistic features, workshop techniques, and the function of individual paintings more closely. The exhibition is being created in cooperation with the Friedenstein Foundation in Gotha, where it will subsequently be on display at the Ducal Museum (September 5 - December 6, 2026).