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Hendrickje Bathing in a River Painting ID:: 8854
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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Hendrickje Bathing in a River 1654
Oil on panel, 61.8 x 47 cm
National Gallery, London
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Danae Painting ID:: 8855
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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Danae 1636-47
Oil on canvas, 165 x 203 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
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Danae (detail) sry Painting ID:: 8856
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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Danae (detail) sry 1636-47
Oil on canvas
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
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Danae (detail) Painting ID:: 8857
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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Danae (detail) 1636-47
Oil on canvas
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
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Rape of Ganymede dh Painting ID:: 8858
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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn Rape of Ganymede dh 1635
Oil on canvas, 171 x 130 cm
Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
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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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