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 Portrait of an Elderly Man oil


Portrait of an Elderly Man
Painting ID::  34388
Portrait of an Elderly Man
mk93 Mauritshuis. The Hague
mk93 Mauritshuis. The_Hague
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Portrait of an Old man oil


Portrait of an Old man
Painting ID::  34389
Portrait of an Old man
mk93 Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
mk93 Galleria_degli_Uffizi, Florence
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Jean Pellicorne and His Son Casper oil


Jean Pellicorne and His Son Casper
Painting ID::  34390
Jean Pellicorne and His Son Casper
mk93 c.1632-34
mk93 c.1632-34
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Self-Portrait oil


Self-Portrait
Painting ID::  34391
Self-Portrait
mk93 1633 Oil on panel Louvre, Paris
mk93 1633 Oil_on_panel Louvre, Paris
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn A Young Man oil


A Young Man
Painting ID::  34392
A Young Man
mk93 Oil on canvas 31x25 1/4in Dulwich Picture Gallery,London
   
   
     

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     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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