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 Self-Portrait with Saskia oil


Self-Portrait with Saskia
Painting ID::  34453
Self-Portrait with Saskia
mk93 c.1635 Oil on canvas 63 3/8x51 1/2in Gemaldegalerie,Dresden
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Saskia sa Flora oil


Saskia sa Flora
Painting ID::  34454
Saskia sa Flora
mk93 1634 Oil on canvas 49 1/5x39 3/4in Hermitage.St.Petersburg
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Saskia Laughing oil


Saskia Laughing
Painting ID::  34455
Saskia Laughing
mk93 1633 Oil on panel 20 5/8x17 1/2in Gemaldegalerie,Dresden
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Saskia van Uylenburgh in Arcadian Costume oil


Saskia van Uylenburgh in Arcadian Costume
Painting ID::  34456
Saskia van Uylenburgh in Arcadian Costume
mk93 c.1634-35 Oil on canvas 48 5/8x38 3/8in National Gallery,London
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn The Polish Nobleman or Man in Exotic Dress oil


The Polish Nobleman or Man in Exotic Dress
Painting ID::  34457
The Polish Nobleman or Man in Exotic Dress
mk93 1637 Oil on panel 381/8x26in National Gallery of Art.Washington,D.C.
   
   
     

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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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