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 Young Girl Leaning on a Window Sill oil


A Young Girl Leaning on a Window Sill
Painting ID::  34587
A Young Girl Leaning on a Window Sill
mk93 1645 Oil on canvas 81.6x66cm London
mk93 1645 Oil_on_canvas 81.6x66cm London
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Portrait of an Old Woman oil


Portrait of an Old Woman
Painting ID::  34588
Portrait of an Old Woman
mk93 1650 Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts,Moscow
mk93 1650 Pushkin_Museum_of_Fine_Arts,Moscow
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Portrait of an Old Woman oil


Portrait of an Old Woman
Painting ID::  34589
Portrait of an Old Woman
mk93 1654 Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts,Moscow
mk93 1654 Pushkin_Museum_of_Fine_Arts,Moscow
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Portrait of an Old Jew oil


Portrait of an Old Jew
Painting ID::  34590
Portrait of an Old Jew
mk93 1654 Hermitage Museum St,Petersburg
mk93 1654 Hermitage_Museum_ St,Petersburg
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Young Woman Trying on Earrings oil


Young Woman Trying on Earrings
Painting ID::  34591
Young Woman Trying on Earrings
mk93 1657 Hermitage Museum,St.Petersburg.
mk93 1657 Hermitage_Museum,St.Petersburg.
   
   
     

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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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