Description ArtistRembrandt (16061669) TitleAristotle with a Bust of HomerObject typepaintingGenrehistory paintingDescriptionPart of a series of seven paintings, which also included Homer by Rembrandt (File:Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 061.jpg), Alexander the Great by Rembrandt (lost), The Cosmographer by Guercino (lost), Dionysius of Syracuse by Matia Preti (lost), The Philosopher Archita Tarantino by Salvator Rosa (lost) and The Philosopher or Jerome by Giacinto Brandi (lost).Depicted peopleAristotleHomerDate1653Mediumoil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art