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 Man in a Golden helmet, Berlin oil


Man in a Golden helmet, Berlin
Painting ID::  60434 		Man in a Golden helmet, Berlin
Man in a Golden helmet, Berlin, once one of the most famous "Rembrandt" portraits, no longer attributed to the master.
   
   
     
REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn A young Rembrandt oil


A young Rembrandt
Painting ID::  60435 		A young Rembrandt
A young Rembrandt, c. 1628, when he was 22. Partly an exercise in chiaroscuro. Rijksmuseum
   
   
     
REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn A more cheerful pose, also from ca. oil


A more cheerful pose, also from ca.
Painting ID::  60436 		A more cheerful pose, also from ca.
A more cheerful pose, also from ca. 1628, recently re-discovered.
   
   
     
REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Rembrandt in 1632, when he was enjoying great success as a fashionable portraitist in this style. oil


Rembrandt in 1632, when he was enjoying great success as a fashionable portraitist in this style.
Painting ID::  60437 		Rembrandt in 1632, when he was enjoying great success as a fashionable portraitist in this style.
Rembrandt in 1632, when he was enjoying great success as a fashionable portraitist in this style.
   
   
     
REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn wearing a costume in the style of over a century earlier. National Gallery oil


wearing a costume in the style of over a century earlier. National Gallery
Painting ID::  60438 		wearing a costume in the style of over a century earlier. National Gallery
1640, wearing a costume in the style of over a century earlier. National Gallery
   
   
     
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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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