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 Danae oil


Danae
Painting ID::  34463
Danae
mk93 1636 Oil on canvas 72 7/8x80in Hermitage.St.Petersburg
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn The Blinding of Samson oil


The Blinding of Samson
Painting ID::  34464
The Blinding of Samson
mk93 1636 Oil on canvas 80 3/4x107in
mk93 1636 Oil_on_canvas 80_3/4x107in
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Portrait of Herman Doomer oil


Portrait of Herman Doomer
Painting ID::  34465
Portrait of Herman Doomer
mk93 1640 Oil on panel 29 5/8x21 3/4in
mk93 1640 Oil_on_panel 29_5/8x21_3/4in
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Agatha Bas oil


Agatha Bas
Painting ID::  34466
Agatha Bas
mk93 1641 Oil on canvas 41 3/8x33in
mk93 1641 Oil_on_canvas 41_3/8x33in
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Nicolaes van Bambeeck oil


Nicolaes van Bambeeck
Painting ID::  34467
Nicolaes van Bambeeck
mk93 1641 Oil on canvas 42 7/8x32 3/4in Musee Royaux des Beaux Arts,Brussels
   
   
     

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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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