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 Saskia as Minerva oil


Saskia as Minerva
Painting ID::  34458
Saskia as Minerva
mk93 Oil on canvas
mk93 Oil_on_canvas
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn The Sacrifice of Isaac oil


The Sacrifice of Isaac
Painting ID::  34459
The Sacrifice of Isaac
mk93 1635 Oil on canvas 76 1/5x52 1/4in Hermitage,St.Petersburg
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Belshazzar-s Feast oil


Belshazzar-s Feast
Painting ID::  34460
Belshazzar-s Feast
mk93 c.1636-38 Oil on canvas 66x82 3/8in National Gallery,London
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Susanna Bathing oil


Susanna Bathing
Painting ID::  34461
Susanna Bathing
mk93 1634 Oil on panel 18 1/2x15 1/4in Mauritshuis.The Hague
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Susanna and the Elders oil


Susanna and the Elders
Painting ID::  34462
Susanna and the Elders
mk93 1647 Oil on wood 30 1/8x36 1/2in Gemaldegalerie,Berlin
   
   
     

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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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