Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669) was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art and the most important in Dutch history. His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age when Dutch Golden Age painting, although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative.
Having 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 greatest creative triumphs are exemplified especially in his portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible. His self-portraits form a unique and intimate biography, in which the artist surveyed himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity.
Having 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 greatest creative triumphs are exemplified especially in his portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible. His self-portraits form a unique and intimate biography, in which the artist surveyed himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity.
it is cool to see some of the paintings that influenced European art in history
ReplyDeleteMY favorite picture is the last one because of all the detailed color in his face.
ReplyDeleteIt is neat that his artwork had such a big influence on European art
ReplyDeleteHe is really good at shading in the dark areas and it makes his paintings look really good
ReplyDeleteHe seems like a very talented painter and my favorite is the last one because of the vast amount of detail portrayed throughout it.
ReplyDeleteIts amazing that one man influenced so many artists and went through hardships but did amazing work.
ReplyDeleteIt is cool to see how much his work influenced European art, even after all he had went through. I like the last painting best because it has the most detail.
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It’s neat that he could influence European art so much and his paintings are very good. I don’t have a favorite thought because although his paintings are incredible I just don’t like them too much haha.
ReplyDeleteI searched this artist online and found out an interesting fact is that he depicted some biblical scenes by his own understanding of specific texts. His ability to combine the two is really cool to me.
ReplyDeletei really like these pieces of artwork, its amazing to see their great work and think about how long it took them to do all these pieces
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