Artist
Rembrandt
Also Known As Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Painters
Rembrandt van Rijn was a Dutch painter and printmaker of the seventeenth century, celebrated for his psychologically penetrating portraits, his mastery of light and shadow, and an unflinching series of self-portraits painted across his entire working life. Trained in Leiden and active for most of his career in Amsterdam, he worked at the height of the Dutch Golden Age, producing altarpieces, biblical and mythological scenes, and portraits of the Amsterdam merchant class alongside etchings that remain foundational to the print medium.
Facts
Death PlaceAmsterdam, Dutch Republic 2 Active From YearDated from his earliest independent paintings in Leiden to his death. Active To Year TrainingTrained first under Jacob van Swanenburgh in Leiden, then under Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam. 2 Rembrandt
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FAQs
Why did Rembrandt paint so many self-portraits?
About 80 of his self-portraits survive from a 40-year career.
About 80 of Rembrandt's self-portraits survive from his 40-year career, far more than any other artist of his time. The National Gallery in London says he painted them for different reasons: to practise different expressions, to experiment with lighting effects, and also to sell. He had always used himself as a model, and in the last twenty years of his life he painted self-portraits with increasing frequency.
Did Rembrandt go bankrupt?
He applied for cessio bonorum in July 1656 and his goods were sold.
Yes, in a form the period considered respectable. In July 1656 Rembrandt successfully applied for cessio bonorum, a form of bankruptcy that avoided imprisonment, and his goods, including an impressive collection of paintings, were sold off. The National Gallery notes that Amsterdam was hit by a massive economic depression in the 1650s and that he had not even completed half the payments on his house when his creditors began to chase him for money.
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Rembrandt used chiaroscuro extensively to model light and shadow in portraiture and narrative scenes.
Rembrandt made extensive and celebrated use of drypoint, often combined with etching.
Rembrandt is one of the most celebrated etchers in Western art history.
Source Vincent van Gogh Letters (Van Gogh Museum and Huygens Institute), letter 534, to Theo van Gogh
In Movement
Baroque, Movements Why this is disputed. Rembrandt is widely grouped with Baroque painting for his dramatic use of light and shadow, though some historians treat Dutch Golden Age painting as its own current, distinct from the Catholic Counter-Reformation context most closely associated with the term Baroque.
Source Gardner's Art Through the AgesFred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner)
Influenced
Source Vincent van Gogh Letters (Van Gogh Museum and Huygens Institute), letter 534, to Theo van Gogh
Practices
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Source Gardner's Art Through the AgesFred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner)
Source Gardner's Art Through the AgesFred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner)
Works Created
Source A Lady and Gentleman in Black (Wikipedia)
Source Bathsheba at Her Bath (Rembrandt) (Wikipedia)
Source Head of Christ (Rembrandt) (Wikipedia)
Etched by Rembrandt, c. 1649.
Source Hundred Guilder Print (Wikipedia)
Source Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem (Wikipedia)
Source Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law (Wikipedia)
Source Self-Portrait with Two Circles - Wikipedia
Source The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman (Wikipedia)
Source The Jewish Bride (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia
Additional Source The Night Watch (Wikipedia)The Night Watch, Wikipedia summary, created-by
Source The Storm on the Sea of Galilee (Wikipedia)
Source The Three Crosses - Wikipedia
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1. Gardner's Art Through the Ages
Fred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner), Cengage Learning- chapter on Dutch Golden Age painting, section on Rembrandt
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Rembrandt van Rijn was a Dutch painter and printmaker of the seventeenth century, celebrated for his psychologically penetrating portraits, his mastery of light and shadow, and an unflinching series of self-portraits painted across his entire working life.
- Practices: Printmaking, chapter on printmaking techniques and Rembrandt's etchings
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Rembrandt (Wikipedia)
Rembrandt article, lead sentence
15 July 1606 - 4 October 1669
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Harmensz.) van Rijn was born on 15 July 1606 in Leiden, in the Dutch Republic, now the Netherlands.
Rembrandt article, biography section
1625
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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
View the SourceHundred Guilder Print (Wikipedia)
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The Hundred Guilder Print is an etching with drypoint by Rembrandt, measuring 278 x 388 mm (platemark).
Wikipedia: Wikipedia
Practices: Drawing, Lead sectionQuote, Practices: Drawing, Lead section
While his fame initially rested on his achievements as a painter, he has also become known for his notebooks, in which he made drawings and notes on a variety of subjects, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, cartography, painting, and palaeontology.
Vincent van Gogh Letters (Van Gogh Museum and Huygens Institute), letter 534, to Theo van Gogh
Influenced: Vincent van Gogh, Letter 534, Nuenen, on or about 10 October 1885, passage on Rembrandt's The Jewish Bride and The Syndics
Rembrandt goes so deep into the mysterious that he says things for which there are no words in any language.
Associated With: Vincent van Gogh, Letter 534, Nuenen, on or about 10 October 1885, Van Gogh's own study of Rembrandt at the Rijksmuseum
Rembrandt goes so deep into the mysterious that he says things for which there are no words in any language.
View the SourceSelf-Portrait with Two Circles - Wikipedia
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Self-Portrait with Two Circles is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, painted c. 1665-1669, one of over 40 painted self-portraits by Rembrandt. In the portrait, Rembrandt holds his palette, brushes, and maulst
The Three Crosses - Wikipedia
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The Three Crosses is a 1653 print in etching and drypoint by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Most of his prints are mainly in etching and this one is a drypoint with burin adjust
A Lady and Gentleman in Black (Wikipedia)
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A Lady and Gentleman in Black is an oil-on-canvas painting, reputedly a work of the Dutch artist Rembrandt in 1633. Measuring 131.6 by 109 centimetres (51.8 in × 42.9 in), it depicts a well-dressed husband and wife. The painting h
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem (Wikipedia)
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Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem is a 1630 painting by Rembrandt. It is one of the most renowned works of his Leiden period.
Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law (Wikipedia)
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Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law is a 1659 oil-on-canvas painting of the prophet Moses by the Dutch artist Rembrandt. It depicts Moses about to break the original two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments. It is n
The Night Watch (Wikipedia)
Works Created: The Night Watch, The Night Watch, Wikipedia summary, created-byView the Source Bathsheba at Her Bath (Rembrandt) (Wikipedia)
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Rembrandt
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee (Wikipedia)
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Rembrandt van Rijn
The Jewish Bride (Wikipedia)
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Rembrandt
Head of Christ (Rembrandt) (Wikipedia)
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The Head of Christ is a 1648 oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt.
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman (Wikipedia)
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Rembrandt van Rijn
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