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 Landscape with a Stone Bridge dyu oil


Landscape with a Stone Bridge dyu
Painting ID::  8859
Landscape with a Stone Bridge dyu
c. 1637 Oil on panel, 29,5 x 42,5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn The Moneychanger (detail) dry oil


The Moneychanger (detail) dry
Painting ID::  8860
The Moneychanger (detail) dry
1627 Oil on wood, 32 x 42 cm (full picture) Staatliche Museen, Berlin
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn The Music Party  dhd oil


The Music Party dhd
Painting ID::  8861
The Music Party dhd
1626 Oil on wood Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
1626 Oil_on_wood Rijksmuseum,_Amsterdam
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn The Polish Rider oil


The Polish Rider
Painting ID::  8862
The Polish Rider
1655 Oil on canvas, 114,9 x 135 cm Frick Collection, New York
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Stormy Landscape wsty oil


Stormy Landscape wsty
Painting ID::  8863
Stormy Landscape wsty
c. 1638 Oil on wood, 52 x 72 cm Herzog Anton-Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig
   
   
     

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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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