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Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, born in Leiden on July 15, 1606, was the son of a miller, Harmen Gerritsz van Rijn, and his wife, Neeltgen van Zuytbrouck. The youngest son of at least ten children, Rembrandt was not expected to carry on his father’s business. Since the family was prosperous enough, they sent him to the Leiden Latin School, where ...
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Rembrandt lodged in the house of an art dealer called Hendrick van Uylenburgh, and while there, he met his landlord's young cousin Saskia. They were married in 1634. The numerous paintings and drawings of her suggest the two were very happily married. In 1636, Saskia gave birth to their first son, Rumbartus. He died after only two weeks.
Rembrandt was born in Leiden, and was the son of a miller. He learned to paint from artists Jacob van Swanenburg (1571-1638) in Leiden and Pieter Lastman (1583-1633) in Amsterdam. Around 1625 Rembrandt began working independently in Leiden, but after a few years he moved to Amsterdam. Pieter Lastman, St John the Baptist Preaching, 1627.
The painting reveals the artist’s ability to achieve visual drama through costume, facial expression, and pose, and, as such, it counts among his most elegant character studies. Along with his colleague and competitor Jan Lievens , Rembrandt transformed such studies , which had traditionally been used to refine skills in the workshop, into products for the open market.
The Night Watch. Rijksmuseum. The Night Watch (1642) by Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the most famous paintings in the world. Rembrandt was the first to depict the figures in a group portrait in action, showing the civic guardsmen taking up their positions in order to march out. His manipulation of light was also unprecedented.
Rembrandt van Rijn and his Artworks. Rembrandt van Rijn was a central figure in the Dutch Golden Age, a period of exceptional creativity, prosperity, military prowess and scientific discovery that took place in Holland during the 17th century. Born in 1606, Rembrandt was a prolific painter, draftsman and printmaker who made a mark in the visual ...
