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Rembrandt van Rijn
Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt van Rijn

Dutch, 1606-1669
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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch draughtsman, painter, and printmaker. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history. Unlike most Dutch masters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of style and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, and biblical and mythological themes as well as animal studies. His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age, when Dutch art (especially Dutch painting), although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative and gave rise to important new genres. Like many artists of the Dutch Golden Age, such as Jan Vermeer of Delft, Rembrandt was also an avid art collector and dealer.

Rembrandt never went abroad, but he was considerably influenced by the work of the Italian masters and Netherlandish artists who had studied in Italy, like Pieter Lastman, the Utrecht Caravaggists, Flemish Baroque, and Peter Paul Rubens. After he achieved youthful success as a portrait painter, Rembrandt's later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardships. Yet his etchings and paintings were popular throughout his lifetime, his reputation as an artist remained high, and for twenty years he taught many important Dutch painters.

Rembrandt's portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible are regarded as his greatest creative triumphs. His self-portraits form a unique and intimate autobiography, in which the artist surveyed himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity. Rembrandt's foremost contribution in the history of printmaking was his transformation of the etching process from a relatively new reproductive technique into a true art form, along with Jacques Callot. His reputation as the greatest etcher in the history of the medium was established in his lifetime and never questioned since. Few of his paintings left the Dutch Republic while he lived, but his prints were circulated throughout Europe, and his wider reputation was initially based on them alone.

In his works he exhibited 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 Amsterdam's Jewish population. Because of his empathy for the human condition, he has been called "one of the great prophets of civilization". The French sculptor Auguste Rodin said, "Compare me with Rembrandt! What sacrilege! With Rembrandt, the colossus of Art! We should prostrate ourselves before Rembrandt and never compare anyone with him!"

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Belshazzar’s feast

Belshazzar’s feast (from 1634 until 1639)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
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Christ and St Mary Magdalen at the Tomb

Christ and St Mary Magdalen at the Tomb (1638)

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Daniel and Cyrus Before the Idol Bel

Daniel and Cyrus Before the Idol Bel (1633)

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Philemon and Baucis

Philemon and Baucis (1658)

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Saul and David

Saul and David (c. 1651 - 1654)

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Simeon’s Song of Praise

Simeon’s Song of Praise (1631)

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The Circumcision

The Circumcision (1661)

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The Denial of St Peter

The Denial of St Peter (1660)

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The Toilet of Bathsheba

The Toilet of Bathsheba (1643)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
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Tobit and Anna with the Kid

Tobit and Anna with the Kid (1626)

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A Bearded Man Wearing a Hat

A Bearded Man Wearing a Hat (c. 1655-1660)

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A Polish Nobleman

A Polish Nobleman (1637)

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A Woman Holding a Pink

A Woman Holding a Pink (1656)

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A Young Man with a Chain

A Young Man with a Chain (c. 1629)

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An Old Man in Military Costume

An Old Man in Military Costume (1630–1631)

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Herman Doomer

Herman Doomer (1640)

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Man in Oriental Clothing

Man in Oriental Clothing (1635)

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Man in Oriental Costume (The Noble Slav)

Man in Oriental Costume (The Noble Slav) (1632)

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Man with a Sheet of Music

Man with a Sheet of Music (1633)

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Old Man with a Gold Chain

Old Man with a Gold Chain (1631)

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Old Woman Reading

Old Woman Reading (1631)

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Portrait of a Gentleman with a Tall Hat and Gloves

Portrait of a Gentleman with a Tall Hat and Gloves (c. 1656-1658)

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Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan

Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan (c. 1656-1658)

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Portrait of a Man in a Tall Hat

Portrait of a Man in a Tall Hat (c. 1663)

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Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man (1632)

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Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman (1632)

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Portrait of a Young Woman with a Fan

Portrait of a Young Woman with a Fan (1633)

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Portrait of an Old Man

Portrait of an Old Man (1655)

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Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse

Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse (1665–67)

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Portrait of Rembrandt with a Gorget

Portrait of Rembrandt with a Gorget (after c. 1629)

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