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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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A Young Girl Leaning on a Window Sill
mk93
1645
Oil on canvas
81.6x66cm
London
Painting ID:: 34587
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A_Young_Girl_Leaning_on_a_Window_Sill
mk93
1645
Oil on canvas
81.6x66cm
London
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Portrait of an Old Woman
mk93
1650
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts,Moscow
Painting ID:: 34588
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Portrait_of_an_Old_Woman
mk93
1650
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts,Moscow
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Portrait of an Old Woman
mk93
1654
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts,Moscow
Painting ID:: 34589
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Portrait_of_an_Old_Woman
mk93
1654
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts,Moscow
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Portrait of an Old Jew
mk93
1654
Hermitage Museum
St,Petersburg
Painting ID:: 34590
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Portrait_of_an_Old_Jew
mk93
1654
Hermitage Museum
St,Petersburg
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Young Woman Trying on Earrings
mk93
1657
Hermitage Museum,St.Petersburg.
Painting ID:: 34591
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Young_Woman_Trying_on_Earrings
mk93
1657
Hermitage Museum,St.Petersburg.
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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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