Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 ? October 4, 1669) was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history. His contributions to art came in a period that historians call the Dutch Golden Age.
Having achieved youthful success as a portrait painter, his later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardship. Yet his drawings and paintings were popular throughout his lifetime, his reputation as an artist remained high and for twenty years he taught nearly every important Dutch painter. Rembrandt's greatest creative triumphs are exemplified especially in his portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible. The self-portraits form a unique and intimate biography, in which the artist surveyed himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity.
In both painting and printmaking he exhibited a complete knowledge of classical iconography, which he molded to fit the requirements of his own experience; thus, the depiction of a biblical scene was informed by Rembrandt's knowledge of the specific text, his assimilation of classical composition, and his observations of the Jewish population of Amsterdam. Because of his empathy for the human condition, he has been called "one of the great prophets of civilization."
Self portrait
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Portrait of Saskia van Uylenburg, ca. 1635.
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Rembrandt's son Titus, as a monk, 1660.
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Christ in a storm on the sea
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The Abduction of Europa, 1632. Oil on panel. The work is considered to be "...a shining example of the 'golden age' of baroque painting
A typical portrait from 1634, when Rembrandt was enjoying great commercial success. 1634
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Rembrandt_Abduction_of_Europa.jpg
Self Portrait, 1658, a masterpiece of the final style, "the calmest and grandest of all his portraits
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The Hundred Guilder Print, c.1647-1649, etching.
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The Three Crosses, etching by Rembrandt, 1653, State III of IV
Night Watch or The Night Watch (Dutch: De Nachtwacht) is the common name of one of the most famous works by Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/RembrandtNightwatch.jpg
Artemisia Receiving Mausolus' Ashes (also known as Sophonisba Receiving the Poisoned Cup) is a painting by the Dutch master Rembrandt. It is housed in the Museo del Prado of Madrid, Spain. It is signed "REMBRANDT F: 1634".
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Rembrandt_Artemesia.jpg
Dana? is Rembrandt's painting from the collection of Pierre Crozat which from the 18th century resides in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. It depicts the character Dana? from Greek mythology, the mother of Perseus. She is presumably depicted as welcoming Zeus, who impregnated her in the form of a shower of gold. Given that this is one of Rembrandt's most magnificent paintings, it is not out of the question that he cherished it, but it also may have been difficult to sell because of its eight-by-ten-foot size. Although the artist's wife Saskia was the original model for Dana?, Rembrandt later changed the figure's face to that of his mistress Geertje Dircx.
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Rembrandt_danae.jpg
The painting Ahasveros and Haman to the feast of Esther is one of the few works of Rembrandt van Rijn of which all owners are known. The origin of the painting can be traced back to 1662, two years after its completion.
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Rembrandt_Harmenszoon_van_Rijn-_Ass.jpg
Having achieved youthful success as a portrait painter, his later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardship. Yet his drawings and paintings were popular throughout his lifetime, his reputation as an artist remained high and for twenty years he taught nearly every important Dutch painter. Rembrandt's greatest creative triumphs are exemplified especially in his portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible. The self-portraits form a unique and intimate biography, in which the artist surveyed himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity.
In both painting and printmaking he exhibited a complete knowledge of classical iconography, which he molded to fit the requirements of his own experience; thus, the depiction of a biblical scene was informed by Rembrandt's knowledge of the specific text, his assimilation of classical composition, and his observations of the Jewish population of Amsterdam. Because of his empathy for the human condition, he has been called "one of the great prophets of civilization."
Self portrait
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Rembrandt_Harmensz__van_Rijn_130.jpg
Portrait of Saskia van Uylenburg, ca. 1635.
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/RembrandtSaskia.jpg
Rembrandt's son Titus, as a monk, 1660.
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Rembrandt_Harmensz__van_Rijn_103.jpg
Christ in a storm on the sea
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Rembrandt_Christ_In_The_Storm_On_Th.jpg
The Abduction of Europa, 1632. Oil on panel. The work is considered to be "...a shining example of the 'golden age' of baroque painting
A typical portrait from 1634, when Rembrandt was enjoying great commercial success. 1634
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Rembrandt_Abduction_of_Europa.jpg
Self Portrait, 1658, a masterpiece of the final style, "the calmest and grandest of all his portraits
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Rembrandt_van_rijn-self_portrait.jpg
The Hundred Guilder Print, c.1647-1649, etching.
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Rembrandt_The_Hundred_Guilder_Print.jpg
The Three Crosses, etching by Rembrandt, 1653, State III of IV
Night Watch or The Night Watch (Dutch: De Nachtwacht) is the common name of one of the most famous works by Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/RembrandtNightwatch.jpg
Artemisia Receiving Mausolus' Ashes (also known as Sophonisba Receiving the Poisoned Cup) is a painting by the Dutch master Rembrandt. It is housed in the Museo del Prado of Madrid, Spain. It is signed "REMBRANDT F: 1634".
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Rembrandt_Artemesia.jpg
Dana? is Rembrandt's painting from the collection of Pierre Crozat which from the 18th century resides in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. It depicts the character Dana? from Greek mythology, the mother of Perseus. She is presumably depicted as welcoming Zeus, who impregnated her in the form of a shower of gold. Given that this is one of Rembrandt's most magnificent paintings, it is not out of the question that he cherished it, but it also may have been difficult to sell because of its eight-by-ten-foot size. Although the artist's wife Saskia was the original model for Dana?, Rembrandt later changed the figure's face to that of his mistress Geertje Dircx.
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Rembrandt_danae.jpg
The painting Ahasveros and Haman to the feast of Esther is one of the few works of Rembrandt van Rijn of which all owners are known. The origin of the painting can be traced back to 1662, two years after its completion.
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj171/Azjahh/Art%20Museum/Rembrandt_Harmenszoon_van_Rijn-_Ass.jpg