Portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit by Rembrandt, an exceptionnal acquisition exhibited at the Musée du Louvre, www.louvre.fr Signed on the left at foot, "Rembrandt f. 1634"; canvas, 82 inches by 52 inches. Etched by L. Flameng in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 1879; in the Nederlandsche Kunstbode, 1879, p.2; and in Dutuit. Mentioned by Vosmaer, pp.145, 502; Bode, p.402; Dutuit, p.52; Michel, p.148 [112-14, 436]; Moes, 1881. Exhibited at Amsterdam 1867, No. 161. Signed, " Rembrandt f. 1634"; canvas, 82 inches by 52 inches. Etched by L. Flameng in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 1879; in Dutuit; and in the Nederlandsche Kunstbode, 1879. Mentioned by Vosmaer, pp.254, 533; Bode, p.402; Dutuit, p.52; Michel, p.148 [112-14, 436]; Moes, 2075. Exhibited at Amsterdam, 1867, No. 162. Sale. Hendrik Daey, Alkmaar, 1798 (4000 florins, with pendant, R. M. Pruyssenaar and Adriaen Daey, who sold the pictures for 12,000 florins to Van Winter). Reading up on Coppit it seems that the game was originally invented in Germany in 1927, and there it went under the name Fang den Hut, which translates to English as Capture the Hat. The game’s German roots mean it’s no surprise that the game was mainly released by Spears Games, a company best known for producing Scrabble, but a company which had German origins. Getting hold of Coppit today

Met diamanten omset' : hoop rings in the Northern Netherlands (1600-1700), Suzanne van Leeuwen, p. 44, afb. 3a, b The game of Coppit is simple yet exciting. Players alternate playing pieces trying to either capture the opponent’s pieces or corner them. This makes for an intense battle of wits and strategies as players try to outwit each other. The goal of the game is actually quite simple”capture your opponents more pieces then they capture yours! Signed, "Rembrandt f. 1634"; canvas, 82 inches by 52 inches. Etched by L. Flameng in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 1879; in Dutuit; and in the Nederlandsche Kunstbode, 1879. Mentioned by Vosmaer, pp.254, 533; Bode, p.402; Dutuit, p.52; Michel, p.148 [112-14, 436]; Moes, 2075. Exhibited at Amsterdam, 1867, No. 162. Sale. Hendrik Daey, Alkmaar, 1798 (4000 florins, with pendant, R. M. Pruyssenaar and Adriaen Daey, who sold the pictures for 12,000 florins to Van Winter). The paintings were known as the "Portrait of Meneer Day" and "Portrait of Mevrouw Day" for over a century. He and his wife, who married 9 June 1633,

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The basic game rules are simple: players take turns moving stones on a vertical board ” there are 12 stones for both players ” to form ‘coppits’. These pieces form patterns that can trap the opponent’s pieces or win points for the player. Points are given for forming a triangle formation (called ‘cop’), or by capturing your opponent’s stones. When you open the game up, there is a definite resemblance to Ludo, with the concept of a home base for each colour. Just looking at the board there are a few obvious differences – the biggest being that this is a game for six players rather than just four. Or at least my version is. Somewhere online I remember seeing a version for four players, but I’m damned if I can find it again.

W. Bürger (T. Thoré), 'Les Rembrandts des collections particulières d'Amsterdam', L'Artiste 5 (1858), pp. 20-22 Recent acquisitions, Malika M'rani Alaoui, Jonathan Bikker, Jan de Hond, Frits Scholten, Eveline Sint Nicolaas, Matthias Ubl, Jeroen van der Vliet, p. 220-223

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A corpus of Rembrandt paintings, J. Bruyn, D. Cook-Radmore, Karin Groen, L. Peese Binkhorst-Hoffscholte, Ernst van de Wetering, Vol. II, pp. 547-57, cat.nr. A 100, A101 So what if the greatest artist of the golden age did portray these people whose fortune depended on slavery? Portraiture was profitable and Rembrandt needed the money. In 1634, the year he painted this couple, he married Saskia van Uylenburgh, and they had wealthy tastes. Perhaps it means nothing that his clients included not just the filthy rich but also the morally besmirched. A century later, when dominance of the slave trade had passed to Britain, Thomas Gainsborough would paint faces and frills whether his subjects were musicians or slaveowners. a b c d Agence France-Presse (30 September 2015). "France and Netherlands to joinedly buy rare Rembrandts". The Guardian . Retrieved 15 October 2015. That seems too simplistic a reading. Rembrandt appears almost to have intuited that a good deal of the Netherlands elite’s money, which bankrolled the proliferation of Dutch art in the 17th century, was tainted, perhaps even that it came directly or indirectly from Atlantic slavery. Certainly, the painter never got on with high society Amsterdam. Their portrait commissions didn’t satisfy him and the results, reflecting his determination to look beyond appearances, never pleased them. In the Van Winter collection, Amsterdam, which passed by inheritance to the Van Loons, and was acquired as a whole in 1877 by the Rothschilds. In the collection of Baron Gustave de Rothschild, Paris.

I. Groeneweg, 'Regenten in het zwart: vroom en deftig?', Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 46 (1995), pp. 236-37 Since its creation, Coppit Board Game has been adapted several times in different countries and languages. For instance, in 1890 it was adapted into German as Leiter Hausen, and in Germany it was renamed Spitz Pass Auf! (Be Careful!). It can also be played with two or four players on larger boards when played tournament-style. It’s popularity continued throughout the 20th century when it appeared in popular culture such as comic shops, literature, music, and even made its way on to television shows such as Sesame Street! Pros and Cons of Playing Coppit Board GameOne of the most important tips for winning at Coppit Board Game is to plan your moves ahead of time. Think strategically about how each move will benefit you and try to anticipate your opponent’s next step. Another strategy to keep in mind is to make sure you know how coins move around the board. When planning which pieces to move and when, think about how coins can be traversed between two points more easily or how a movement can help trap a coin that cannot be taken out of play otherwise. Try to make fewer moves with larger impacts, leaving fewer options open for your opponent while increasing yours. Finally, look out for any opportunities presented by your opponent’s moves. If they seem like they are going to set up a good opportunity for scoring, seize it as soon as possible even if it means sacrificing one of your pieces in the process. With careful planning and execution, you will surely have better chances of winning at Coppit Board Game! Final Thoughts on Coppit Board Game and Its Legacy I’ve played Coppit as both a two player game and a three player game, and there’s no doubt that it works best with more players. Although, be warned, that if you try playing with your two children they will probably gang up on you and make sure you go out pretty sharpish! History of the game

Wilhelm von Bode was impressed enough to include both in his set of 595 photogravures for his eight-volume 1898 treatise on Rembrandt. Fromentin and Bode had identified the paintings as portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Daey, but it was the Amsterdam historian Isabella Henriette van Eeghen who painstakingly traced their ownership to their original inventories and established the identities of the portrayed. [17] Viewing between the frames : Considering the display of Rembrandt's pendant marriage portraits, Deborah Babbage Iorns, p. 185, afb. 8 The second difference is that rather than go around the board in a prescribed direction, you are free to choose which direction you move your playing pieces in. Aim of the game of Coppit Rembrandt : the master and his workshop : paintings, Christopher Brown, Jan Kelch, Pieter J.J. van Thiel, pp. 171-75In 1634, when he was a 28-year-old art star reeling in commissions by the herring barrel from the Amsterdam elite, Rembrandt van Rijn, the miller’s son from Leiden with a taste for the finer things in life, portrayed a young couple called Marten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit. The works – they were given a portrait each – are usually seen as yet another example of the genius of Rembrandt, this most all-seeing of artists whose insight raises portraiture to an existential level. Forget their pasty faces, Rembrandt seems to be saying – get a load of the bling were only properly identified in the 20th-century. [9] [10] The confusion of the names came about because after Maerten died, Oopjen remarried Captain Maerten Pietersz. Daij, and she outlived this second husband as well. After her death the paintings remained in the Daij or Daey family and members of that family assumed the portraits were of Daij and his first wife. [11] 2016 sale [ edit ] Muñoz-Alonso, Lorena (18 March 2015). "Sale of Rembrandt Portraits Owned by Eric De Rothschild Worth €150 Million Sparks Controversy". Artnet . Retrieved 17 October 2015. The current joined ownership is a new arrangement for the Louvre and Rijksmuseum, and it remains to be seen whether this experiment in international art purchasing will fit into exhibition plans of both institutions. Unlike many expensive paintings, these two will not be restricted by location and it is expected that they will be on tour regularly. According to Wim Pijbes, director of the Rijksmuseum, the paintings will not be separated, and each museum will own 50 percent of each painting. [1] Other records [ edit ]