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 Self-Portrait oil


Self-Portrait
Painting ID::  33706
Self-Portrait
mk83 1669 Oil on canvas 86x70.5cm London,Nationa Gallery
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn The Descent from the Cross oil


The Descent from the Cross
Painting ID::  33707
The Descent from the Cross
mk86 1633 Oil on panel 89.4x65.2cm Munich,Bayerische Staatsgemaldesamm-lungen,Alte Pinakothek
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn The Slaughtered Ox oil


The Slaughtered Ox
Painting ID::  33708
The Slaughtered Ox
mk86 1665 Oil on panel 94x67cm Paris,Musee National du Louvre
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Tthe Syndics of the Amsterdam oil


Tthe Syndics of the Amsterdam
Painting ID::  33709
Tthe Syndics of the Amsterdam
mk86 Clothmakers'Guild 1662 Oil on canvas 191.5x279cm Amsterdam,Rijksmuseum
   
   
     

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer oil


Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer
Painting ID::  33710
Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer
mk86 1653 Oil on canvas 143.5x136.5cm New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
   
   
     

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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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