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Rembrandt van Rijn - The Laughing Man

The Laughing Man (c. 1629 - 1630)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
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Rembrandt van Rijn

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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Two Thatched Cottages with Figures at a Window

Two Thatched Cottages with Figures at a Window (1640)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Young Woman at an Open Half-Door

Young Woman at an Open Half-Door (1645)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Bust of an Old Bearded Man, Looking Down

Bust of an Old Bearded Man, Looking Down (1631)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
The Flight into Egypt: a Night Piece

The Flight into Egypt: a Night Piece (1651)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Self-portrait with Saskia

Self-portrait with Saskia (1636)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve (1638)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Landscape with the House with the Little Tower

Landscape with the House with the Little Tower (1651)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Portrait of Dirck Jansz. Pesser

Portrait of Dirck Jansz. Pesser (circa 1634)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Portrait of a Man in a Tall Hat

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

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Christ crucified between the two Thieves: ‘The Three Crosses’

Christ crucified between the two Thieves: ‘The Three Crosses’ (1653)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
The Shell

The Shell (1650)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Thomas Haaringh (‘Old Haaringh’)

Thomas Haaringh (‘Old Haaringh’) (circa 1655)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
The Artist’s Mother: Head only, full Face

The Artist’s Mother: Head only, full Face (1628)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
The Ringball Player (‘Het Klosbaantje’)

The Ringball Player (‘Het Klosbaantje’) (1654)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
The Agony in the Garden

The Agony in the Garden (circa 1652)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
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