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82nd and Fifth

The Choice

Walter A. Liedtke
2 min. watch
This video is part of 82nd and Fifth, a series that invites curators from across the Museum to talk about an artwork that changed the way they see the world.

“The central problem of Western civilization is reduced to one guy who’s got to puzzle it out for himself.”

Curator Walter Liedtke on Aristotle with a Bust of Homer by Rembrandt from 1653.

Contributors

Walter A. Liedtke
Curator

Photography by Juan Trujillo

Art Mentioned

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on canvas
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
1653

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