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 A Bearded Man in a Cap oil


A Bearded Man in a Cap
Painting ID::  34567
A Bearded Man in a Cap
mk93 c.1657 Oil on canvas 78x66.7cm London,The National Gallery
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Danae oil


Danae
Painting ID::  34568
Danae
mk93 Oil on canvas 185x203cm
mk93 Oil_on_canvas 185x203cm
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Self-Portrait oil


Self-Portrait
Painting ID::  34569
Self-Portrait
mk93 1629 Oil on panel 15.5x12.7cm Munich,Alte Pinakothek
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Christ Driving the Money-changers from the Temple oil


Christ Driving the Money-changers from the Temple
Painting ID::  34570
Christ Driving the Money-changers from the Temple
mk93 1626 Oil on panel 43.1x32cm Moscow, Pushkin Museum
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn The Martyrdom of St.Stephen oil


The Martyrdom of St.Stephen
Painting ID::  34571
The Martyrdom of St.Stephen
mk93 1625 Oil on panel 89.5x123.6cm Lyons,Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
   
   
     

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     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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