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 Ephraim Bueno oil


Ephraim Bueno
Painting ID::  34500
Ephraim Bueno
mk93 1647 Etching 9 1/2x7in Musee de la Ville de Paris
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn St.Bartholomew oil


St.Bartholomew
Painting ID::  34501
St.Bartholomew
mk93 1661 Oil on canvas 34 1/8x29 3/4in J.Paul Getty Museum,Malibu
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Homer Instructing His Pupils oil


Homer Instructing His Pupils
Painting ID::  34502
Homer Instructing His Pupils
mk93 1663 Oil on canvas 42 1/2x32 3/8in Mauritshuis,The Hague
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn A Man in Armour oil


A Man in Armour
Painting ID::  34503
A Man in Armour
mk93 1655 Oil on canvas 54 1/8x41 1/8in Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Joseph Accused by Potiphor-s Wife oil


Joseph Accused by Potiphor-s Wife
Painting ID::  34504
Joseph Accused by Potiphor-s Wife
mk93 1655 Oil on canvas 44 5/8x35 3/8in 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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