The original copy of Rembrandt's An Old Scholar Writing by Candlelight, was recently identified by the Fogg Art Museum as being genuine after lying virtually unknown in various attics since Rembrandt painted it in 1627.
Alfred R. Bader, owner of the art work, first saw it in Vienna last November, but did not decide to buy it until last Monday. Jakob Rosenber, professor of Fine Arts at Fogg, then assured him that it was indeed the original and was in good condition.
The composition, an oil on a copper surface, pictures a philosopher copying a manuscript illuminated by an unusual lighting effect from a candle.
Early in the Nineteenth Century the painting was brought to Vienna, where it remained in the hands of one family until Bader bought it.
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