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 Man in a Plumed Hat and Gorget oil


Man in a Plumed Hat and Gorget
Painting ID::  34403
Man in a Plumed Hat and Gorget
mk93 c.1631 Oil on panel 65x51cm
mk93 c.1631 Oil_on_panel 65x51cm
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Self-Portrait with Gorget oil


Self-Portrait with Gorget
Painting ID::  34404
Self-Portrait with Gorget
mk93 1629 Oil on panel 15x11 5/8in Mauritshuis The Hague
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Portrait of Maurits Huygens oil


Portrait of Maurits Huygens
Painting ID::  34405
Portrait of Maurits Huygens
mk93 1632 Oil on panel 12 1/4x9 5/8in Kunsthalle, Hamburg
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Death of the Virgin oil


Death of the Virgin
Painting ID::  34406
Death of the Virgin
mk93 1605-06 Oil on panel 145 1/4x96 1/2in Louvre Paris
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Palamedes before Agamemnon oil


Palamedes before Agamemnon
Painting ID::  34407
Palamedes before Agamemnon
mk93 1626 Oil on panel 35 1/2x47 3/4in Stedelijk Museum, Leiden
   
   
     

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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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