REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn

Born 1606, Died 1669.One of the great Dutch painters and printmakers of the 17th century, Rembrandt van Rijn is best known for his expressive use of light and shadow (also called chiaroscuro) in his many portraits. Raised in Leiden, he studied with Pieter Lastman (1583-1633) in Amsterdam, then returned to Leiden around 1625 and set up shop as a teacher and portrait artist. Sometime between 1630 and 1632 Rembrandt relocated to Amsterdam, where he spent the rest of his career. Though he had his detractors (some of whom considered him coarse and "low born"), Rembrandt was successful and famous during his lifetime, though he fell on financial hard times in his later years. He was a master printer and produced hundreds of group portraits and historical paintings, including The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (1632), The Military Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (1642) and Aristotle with a Bust of Homer (1653). His portraits -- including a lifelong trail of intriguing and rather frank self-portraits -- reveal his interest in psychological study and continue to be admired as landmarks in Western art. The Military Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq is also known as "The Night Watch" because it was thought the painting depicted a nighttime scene. When the painting was cleaned in the 1940s it became obvious that it depicted a daytime scene... He married Saskia van Ulenburgh (also Uylenburgh) in 1634.


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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn An old man asleep by a fire oil


An old man asleep by a fire
Painting ID::  93224
An old man asleep by a fire
1629 Medium oil on oak panel Dimensions 51.9 x 40.8 cm (20.4 x 16.1 in) cjr
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Rembrandt laughing oil


Rembrandt laughing
Painting ID::  93225
Rembrandt laughing
circa 1628 (1628-1629) Medium oil on copper cjr
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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Touch oil


Touch
Painting ID::  93228
Touch
1624-1625 Medium oil on panel Dimensions 21.6 x 17.7 cm (8.5 x 7 in) cjr
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn The laughing man oil


The laughing man
Painting ID::  93233
The laughing man
c. 1629-1630 Medium oil on copper Dimensions 15.3 x 12.2 cm (6 x 4.8 in) cjr
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Balaam and his Ass oil


Balaam and his Ass
Painting ID::  93310
Balaam and his Ass
1626 Medium oil on oak panel Dimensions 63.2 x 46.5 cm (24.9 x 18.3 in) cjr
   
   
     

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     REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
     Born 1606, Died 1669.One of the great Dutch painters and printmakers of the 17th century, Rembrandt van Rijn is best known for his expressive use of light and shadow (also called chiaroscuro) in his many portraits. Raised in Leiden, he studied with Pieter Lastman (1583-1633) in Amsterdam, then returned to Leiden around 1625 and set up shop as a teacher and portrait artist. Sometime between 1630 and 1632 Rembrandt relocated to Amsterdam, where he spent the rest of his career. Though he had his detractors (some of whom considered him coarse and "low born"), Rembrandt was successful and famous during his lifetime, though he fell on financial hard times in his later years. He was a master printer and produced hundreds of group portraits and historical paintings, including The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (1632), The Military Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (1642) and Aristotle with a Bust of Homer (1653). His portraits -- including a lifelong trail of intriguing and rather frank self-portraits -- reveal his interest in psychological study and continue to be admired as landmarks in Western art. The Military Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq is also known as "The Night Watch" because it was thought the painting depicted a nighttime scene. When the painting was cleaned in the 1940s it became obvious that it depicted a daytime scene... He married Saskia van Ulenburgh (also Uylenburgh) in 1634.

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