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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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The Risen Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen st
1638
Oil on wood, 61 x 49,5 cm
Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace, London
Painting ID:: 8762
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The_Risen_Christ_Appearing_to_Mary_Magdalen_st
1638
Oil on wood, 61 x 49,5 cm
Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace, London
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The Incredulity of St Thomas sg
1634
Oil on wood, 53 x 51 cm
Pushkin Museum, Moscow
Painting ID:: 8763
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The_Incredulity_of_St_Thomas_sg
1634
Oil on wood, 53 x 51 cm
Pushkin Museum, Moscow
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The Blinding of Samson
1636
Oil on canvas, 236 x 302 cm
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt
Painting ID:: 8764
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The_Blinding_of_Samson
1636
Oil on canvas, 236 x 302 cm
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt
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Saul and David
1655-60
Oil on canvas, 130,5 x 164 cm
Mauritshuis, The Hague
Painting ID:: 8765
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Saul_and_David
1655-60
Oil on canvas, 130,5 x 164 cm
Mauritshuis, The Hague
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St Paul at his Writing-Desk
1629-30
Oil on wood, 47 x 39 cm
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
Painting ID:: 8766
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St_Paul_at_his_Writing-Desk
1629-30
Oil on wood, 47 x 39 cm
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
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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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