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 at the Age of 63,1669 oil


Self-Portrait at the Age of 63,1669
Painting ID::  34492
Self-Portrait at the Age of 63,1669
mk93 Oil on canvas 33 7/8x27 3/4in National Gallery,London
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn An Old Woman Reading oil


An Old Woman Reading
Painting ID::  34494
An Old Woman Reading
mk93 1655 Oil on canvas 31 1/2x26in
mk93 1655 Oil_on_canvas 31_1/2x26in
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn St.John the Baptist Preaching oil


St.John the Baptist Preaching
Painting ID::  34495
St.John the Baptist Preaching
mk93 c.1634 Canvas Iaid down on panel 24 3/8x31 1/2in
mk93 c.1634 Canvas_Iaid_down_on_panel 24_3/8x31_1/2in
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Simeon with the Christ Child in the Temple oil


Simeon with the Christ Child in the Temple
Painting ID::  34496
Simeon with the Christ Child in the Temple
mk93 c.1669 Oil on canvas 38 1/4x31 1/4in Nationalmuseum,Stockholm
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Aristotle Contemplation a Bust of Homer oil


Aristotle Contemplation a Bust of Homer
Painting ID::  34499
Aristotle Contemplation a Bust of Homer
mk93 1653 Oil on canvas 56 1/2x53 3/4in Metropolitan Museum of Art.New York
   
   
     

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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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