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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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Self-Portrait ey
1669
Oil on canvas, 86 x 70.5 cm
National Gallery, London
Painting ID:: 8842
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Self-Portrait_ey
1669
Oil on canvas, 86 x 70.5 cm
National Gallery, London
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Self-Portrait w6
1669
Oil on canvas, 59 x 51 cm
Mauritshuis, The Hague
Painting ID:: 8843
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Self-Portrait___w6
1669
Oil on canvas, 59 x 51 cm
Mauritshuis, The Hague
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Man with a Magnifying Glass du
c. 1668
Oil on canvas, 36 x 29 1/4 in.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Painting ID:: 8845
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Man_with_a_Magnifying_Glass_du
c. 1668
Oil on canvas, 36 x 29 1/4 in.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Bust of an Old Man in a Fur Cap fj
1630
Oil on wood, 22 x 17,5 cm
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck
Painting ID:: 8846
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Bust_of_an_Old_Man_in_a_Fur_Cap_fj
1630
Oil on wood, 22 x 17,5 cm
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck
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Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan fh
c. 1660
Oil on canvas, 99.5 x 82.5 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Painting ID:: 8848
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Portrait_of_a_Lady_with_an_Ostrich-Feather_Fan_fh
c. 1660
Oil on canvas, 99.5 x 82.5 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington
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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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