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The Return of the Prodigal Son Painting ID:: 41046
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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn The Return of the Prodigal Son mk159
Oil on canvas
262x205cm
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David-s Farewell to Jonathan Painting ID:: 41047
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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn David-s Farewell to Jonathan mk159
1642
Oil on panel
73x61.5cm
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Danae Painting ID:: 41048
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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Danae mk159
Oil on canvas
185x202.5cm
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The night watch Painting ID:: 42708
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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn The night watch MK169
1642 Cloth 370x445cm
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Zelfportret Painting ID:: 42709
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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Zelfportret MK169
ca. 1660 Cloth 114.3x96.5cm
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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
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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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