''Boaz'' and ''Ruth'' are a pair of paintings by Rembrandt dated to 1643 and thought to represent the painter and his wife as the biblical characters

Boaz Boaz (; Hebrew: בֹּעַז ''Bōʿaz''; ) is a biblical figure appearing in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible and in the genealogies of Jesus in the New Testament and also the name of a pillar in the portico of the historic Temple in J ...

and

Ruth Ruth (or its variants) may refer to: Places France * Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France Switzerland * Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny United States * Ruth, Alabama * Ruth, Ar ...

. ''Ruth'' is in the possession of the Berlin Gemäldegalerie. ''Boaz'', however, is in the collection at

Woburn Abbey Woburn Abbey (), occupying the east of the village of Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, is a country house, the family seat of the Duke of Bedford. Although it is still a family home to the current duke, it is open on specified days to visitors, ...

where it was hung high on a wall and only identified as a Rembrandt in 2012.'The Old Rabbi' Authenticated as a Rembrandt - NYTimes.com
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{{ACArt 1643 paintings Paintings by Rembrandt Self-portraits Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Paintings in the East of England Paintings depicting Hebrew Bible people Book of Ruth

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