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An Introduction to Rembrandt van Rijn
Find out about about Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669).
This is a compendium of links to information about Rembrandt's drawings, etchings, paintings and portraits; museums and art galleries and exhibitions where you can see his work.
It also has links to books and articles about his artwork and online resources for artists wanting to improve their knowledge about he worked.
BOOK: Rembrandt: The Painter at Work
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This book practices artistic archeology and unpicks the way Rembrandt painted. It takes a virtual look over his shoulder and identifies the variety of art materials and techniques that he used to create the effects he painted
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Ernst van de Wetering has researched Rembrandt's working methods, his intellectual approach to the art of painting and the way in which his studio functioned. In this scholarly book he records what he has found out and then applies this knowledge to demonstrate how it can be used to used to address issues about authenticity.
Simon Schama describes it as "a wonderful book" and essential to the understanding of Rembrandt.
Ernst Gombrich is very complementary about the way the author's skills as both art connoisseur and practising painter enable him to comment authoritatively on Rembrandt's practice
Ernst van de Wetering is Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of Amsterdam.
Rembrandt's Early Life
Rembrandt is one of the leading European painters of all time. He is the most famous Dutch painter and is particularly renowned for his portraits and drawing.
Rembrandt's full name was Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.
The son of a miller he was born in Leiden in southern Holland on July 15, 1606. He was well educated and at the age of 14 he was enrolled at the University of Leiden. However art interested him more and he soon left and started his art studies. He was apparenticed to a local art master, Jacob van Swanenburch, for three years and then studied with Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam.
- Age 18, he returned to Leiden and opened a studio.
- Age 21, he began to accept pupils - one of whom was the painter Gerrit Dou.
- By the age of 23 he had been 'discovered' and was being awarded important commissions.
Married life in Amsterdam
- In 1631, age 25 he moved to Amsterdam which was the new business capital of the Netherlands. Here he began to practice as a professional portrait painter for the first time. He has become renowned for the series of self-portraits he painted over the years - probably the greatest series of self-portraits ever produced.
- In 1634, age 28 he married Saskia van Uylenburgh, the cousin of a successful art dealer. This brought him into contarct with wealthy patrons and generated commissions for portraits
- Five years later, in 1639 they moved to the house which is now the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam.
- Between 1635 and 1641 Saskia gave birth to four children, but only the last, Titus, survived.
- Saskia died in 1842 at the age of 30.
Later Life
- Around about 1649, he recuited Hendrickje Stoffels as his housekeeper. She modelled for many of his pictures and eventually became his common-law wife.
- His studio was always filled with pupils which has caused some concern over the years as to the attribution of paintings.
- Rembrandt was financially successful - as an artist, art teacher and art dealer.
- However he tended to spend beyond his income and eventually became bankrupt in 1656.
The end of life
- Hendrickje died in 1663
- his son, Titus died five years later in 1668 at only 27 years of age.
- Eleven months later, on October 4, 1669, Rembrandt died in Amsterdam.
Biographical Sources
- Rembrandt van Rijn, Life, Work and Chronology
In-depth information about paintings of Rembrandt van Rijn including biography and chronolgy - Rembrandt van Rijn: The Legend and the Man
All About Rembrandt's life and painting - Museum het Rembrandthuis
The house where Rembrandt lived between 1639 and 1658 is a museum: Museum het Rembrandthuis or the Rembrandt House Museum. The building was constructed in 1606 and 1607 in what was then known as the Sint Anthonisbreestraat. - The Rembrandthuis
After living and working in various rented houses, Rembrandt contracted to buy the house later known as the Rembrandthuis in January 1639 for 13,000 guilders. It tumed out to be a terrible investment - Rembrandt van Rijn | Famous Painter
Biography of Rembrandt van Rijn
BIOGRAPHY: The Rembrandt Book - by Gary Schwartz
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The world's leading Rembrandt expert provides a penetrating-and accessible-examination of the Dutch master's life and art from both the biographical and the art historical perspective.
Gary Schwartz is a very serious Rembrandt Scholar and an American art historian who lives and works in the Netherlands. He has been influential in the reappraisal of the life of rembrandt through the re-examination and tranlsation from Dutch of primary documents relating to Rembrandt's life
Schwartz revised the accepted view of Rembrandt, arguing against the notion that the artist was a humanitarian and an isolated genius. Schwartz's examination of a myriad of documents resulted in a portrait of the artist as competitive and not a particularly well-read person. Throughout his career, his translations of Dutch texts established him as a primary-source scholar.
— Dictionary of Art Historians - about Gary SchwartzBOOK: Rembrandt by Himself - by Christopher White (Editor), Quentin Buvelot (Editor)
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One of the things I like to do when visiting the National Gallery in London is sit in the room with the Rembrandt Self-Portraits and study how he painted himself.
This book explores how Rembrandt`s self-portraits developed over his life span.
His surviving self-portraits include 45 oil paintings, scores of drawings, and over 30 etchings. It explores why the genre was so important in his work, and how his innovative style influenced his contemporaries.
BIOGRAPHY: Rembrandt's Eyes - by Simon Schama
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Simon Schama shows that the true biography of Rembrandt is to be discovered in his pictures.
Rembrandt - by Typex (illustrator)
This is an impressive graphic novel illustrated by the well known illustrator Typex.
The unusual book is the product of a very unusual collaboration between:
* the author, Typex,
* The Netherlands foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture and
* the Rijk museum, home of the world's largest and most important Rembrandt collection
Rembrandt's paintings
This is where you can see Rembrandts' paintings in museums and online
- Rembrandt 400 in the Rijksmuseum - Rijksmuseum Amsterdam ...
The Rijksmuseum holds one of the largest collections of Rembrandt's paintings in the world. The Jewish Bride, The Syndics of the Amsterdam Drapers' Guild, ... - Rembrandtpainting.net - Rembrandt van Rijn and his Painting, 1620-1635
a Selected catalogue of Rembrandt van Rijn's Paintings and Drawings from 1620-1635 - Rembrandt van Rijn
Comprehensive overview of the life and art Rembrandt van Rijn with high resolution images of his paintings, etchings, drawings and self portraits. - The Athenaeum - Displaying artworks for Rembrandt van Rijn
The Athenaeum - Displaying 561 artworks for Rembrandt van Rijn - Web Gallery of Art, image collection, virtual museum, searchable ...
Paintings. by REMBRANDT - WebMuseum: Rembrandt
His father was a miller who wanted the boy to follow a learned profession, but Rembrandt left the University of Leiden to study painting. ... - Rembrandt - Olga's Gallery
However, the succeeding half-year studies under Pieter Lastman, the Amsterdam artist of historical paintings, influenced Rembrandt's work much deeper. ... - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Special Exhibitions: The Age of ...
The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art September 18, 2007-January 6, 2008 Special Exhibition Galleries, 2nd floor ... - Rembrandt Museums
A list of museums that contain paintings by Rembrandt van Rijn. - Category:Rembrandt paintings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Wikimedia Commons has media related to:. Rembrandt. Paintings by Rembrandt. ... - National Gallery of Art , Washington - Rembrandt van Rijn - Paintings, Drawings and Prints
Artist Rembrandt van Rijn. Also known as Rembrandt; Rembrandt Harmenszoon van RijnDutch, 1606 - 1669377 works - Scholars Resource - Works by: Rembrandt van Rijn
Rembrandt van Rijn Artist Information and drawings and paintings - Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn | The J. Paul Getty Museum
A biography of the artist Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn from the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection.
Books about Rembrandt - book reviews
- The Gombrich Archive - Review of Simon Schama, Rembrandts Eyes
Review in The Gombrich Archive of a book by Simon Schama, The archive presents previously published material by Professor Sir Ernst Gombrich that does not appear in other collections of Gombrich's work, as well as a forum for its discussion. This web
Commentary by British Museum:
This is an unconventional type of portrait. It is both affectionate and yet not a precise likeness of the sitter.
She can only be recognized in generalized terms as Hendrickje Stoffels (about 1626-63), Rembrandt's common-law wife. With the tip of the brush and only a few broad strokes he rapidly and skilfully outlined her sleeping body. He also used the white of the paper to create not just her form but also the atmosphere surrounding her. Above her head, a thin wash sets off her figure by suggesting the darkness of a corner of the room.
The study is drawn entirely with the brush in brown wash with some white bodycolour. This was an unusual technique for Rembrandt who mostly used pen or chalk in his drawings.
Rembrandt Drawings
Rembrandt is admired by many for the quality of his drawings
- Rembrandtpaintings.net - in-depth information about Rembrandt drawings
information about the Drawings of Rembrandt van Rijn - Rembrandt Drawings
Experts estimate the dates of Rembrandt's drawings by studying his style the way he used his favorite media: red and black chalk, ink and quill or reed pen, ... - Rembrandt van Rijn
Comprehensive overview of the life and art Rembrandt van Rijn with high resolution images of his paintings, etchings, drawings and self portraits. - Rembrandt/Drawings - Wikimedia Commons
Rembrandt/DrawingsFrom Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository - Rembrandt's drawings in the Rijksmuseum - Rijksmuseum Amsterdam ...
The Rijksmuseum presents all 60 of Rembrandt's drawings, which the museum counts among its riches, in two instalments.A sophisticated and educational online exhibition - National Gallery of Art - Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints ...
Beloved for his paintings, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) is equally famous for the extraordinary creativity in his etchings and drawings. ... - NGA - Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings ...
Rembrandt's drawings are most often suggestive rather than highly finished, and his genius shows in his telling strokes where shorthand intimation converts ... - Rembrandt Drawings
Rembrandt Drawings: Other Sites: CG Boerner.com Nice list of drawings, good images. Image Imaginaire.com Lots of images of Rembrandt's drawings. ... - REMBRANDT.; A Continuation of Lippmann's Famous Collection of ...
A singular good fortune, the result of many circumstances, has preserved to ua a large number of Rembrandt's drawings and sketches beyond the number to he ... - British Museum - Rembrandt van Rijn, The Artist drawing from the ...
The artist could be Rembrandt himself, drawing his model while surrounded by the paraphernalia of his studio. Immediately behind him, a large unpainted ... - lines and colors :: a blog about drawing, painting, illustration ...
Rembrandt: life, paintings, etchings, drawings and self portraits is the sister .... There's an exposition at Le Louvres museum of Rembrandt's drawings. ... - The Ashmolean - Museum of Art & Archaeology - Online Rembrandt Collection
Ashmolean Museum: Online Collections; the Museums online collections
Drawing of The Elephant
Rembrandt etchings
Rembrandt also excelled at etching
- Rembrandtpainting.net - Rembrandt Etchings
a selection of Rembrandt's etchings - The Detroit Institute of Arts - Rembrandt etchings
Search Results for: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn - Rembrandt and the Technique of Etching
an illustrated study of the Rembrandt's etching technique. - Rembrandt and his Self Portraits
Thus, for example, we have four tiny etchings from 1630 that show Rembrandt, in turn, caught in fearful surprise, glowering with anger, smiling gamefully, ... - Dating and authentication of Rembrandt's etchings with the help of ...
analysis of the structure of the paper of. Rembrandt's. etchings ... Rembrandt's etchings,. dating and authenticity, computational ... - Rembrandt van Rijn :: Etching -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Britannica online encyclopedia article on Rembrandt van Rijn, Etching: About 1628 Rembrandt made his first etchings. Unlike drawing, etching is not a ... - Collector's Guide
You cannot collect Rembrandt paintings today. You can collect Rembrandt drawings only if you are a multimillionaire. But you can collect Rembrandt etchings. ... - NGA - Etchings by Rembrandt (04/1973)
Overview: 76 of the finest impressions of etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn in the Gallery's collection were on view. The exhibition also demonstrated the ... - The Morgan Library & Museum - Past Exhibitions - Celebrating ...
Oct 1, 2006 ... Celebrating Rembrandt: Etchings from the Morgan ... Renowned in the history of printmaking, Rembrandt's etchings are famous for their ... - About Rembrandt's Etchings
information about the etchings of Rembrandt van Rijn. - NGA - Rembrandt's Religious Etchings (1/2005)
Overview: 23 etchings by Rembrandt illustrating scenes from the Old and New Testaments were selected from the holdings of the National Gallery of Art for ... - Roadshow Archive | Whistler & Rembrandt Etchings
The print closest to me is an etching by arguably the first great etcher, Rembrandt. And it represents Christ disputing with the doctors. ... - Original Etchings by Rembrandt
To view the: Rembrandt Original Etchings Home Page. For sale by Jean Stephen Galleries For more information call our Toll Free Number: 1-800-336-9924. ... - Norton Simon - Little Known Rembrandt Prints
Rembrandt Rarities, the Norton Simon Museum's celebration of Rembrandt's 400th birthday.
BOOKS: Rembrandt Drawings and Etchings - Books on Amazon
VIDEOS - Rembrandt van Rijn Self-Portraits
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Rembrandt's Self Portraits
There are many Rembrandt self-portraits and there must be few artists whose life and career are recorded so faithfully in museums and art galleries around the world.
- rembrandtpainting.net - Rembrandt and his Self Portraits
All About Rembrandt and his Self Portaits with many Images - WebMuseum: Rembrandt: Self-Portraits
Self Portrait as a Young Man 1634 (20 Kb); Oil on canvas; Uffizi, Florence. Image Rembrandt and Saskia in the Scene of the Prodigal Son in the Tavern ... - WebMuseum: Rembrandt
In 1631, when Rembrandt's work had become well known and his studio in Leiden was flourishing, he moved to Amsterdam. He became the leading portrait painter ... - Self Portrait at the Age of 34
This portrait shows Rembrandt at the height of his career, presenting himself in a self-assured pose wearing an elaborate costume in the fashion of the 16th ... - Self-portrait at the Age of 63, Rembrandt (1669) | | guardian.co ...
Artist: Rembrandt (1606-1669) made the portrait philosophical. He even painted a portrait of a philosopher: Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (1653) ... - Rembrandt: Self-Portrait
Mark Harden's Artchive Rembrandt van Rijn Self-Portrait 1669 Oil on canvas 86 x 70.5 cm National Gallery, London. Click to view full-sized image ... - Rembrandt. Portrait of Saskia. - Olga's Gallery
Rembrandt. Portrait of Saskia. 1633. Oil on canvas. Alte Meister Gallerie, Dresden, Germany. Rembrandt. Portrait of Saskia. Back to Rembrandt's Page ... - Rembrandt. Portrait of Rembrandt's Mother. - Olga's Gallery
One of the largest online painting museums. New exhibits daily. Biographies and main works of many famous artists. Excellent quality of reproductions. - Let Rembrandt's self-portrait leave Britain | Tiffany Jenkins | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Tiffany Jenkins: The painting is worth treasuring but its 16.5m price tag is the sort of valuation that tarnishes our appreciation of great art
BOOKS: Rembrandt Portraits - Books on Amazon
The Museum in Rembrandt's House
- Museum het Rembrandthuis
The museum in the house where Rembrandt lived
Rembrandt in Museums and Art Galleries
Links to museum website pages about Rembrandt
- Rijksmuseum - Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Rembrandt masterpiecesRembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn - Rembrandt | artist | 1606 - 1669 | The National Gallery, London
Explore information about the artist: Rembrandt. See list of paintings at the National Gallery, London. - The Ashmolean - Museum of Art & Archaeology - Rembrandt Collection
Ashmolean Museum: Online Collections; the Museums online collectionsOnline collection of works by, or after Rembrandt.2006 celebrates the 400th birthday of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). Search the Department of Western Art's collection of works by, - Louvre - Rembrandt the Draftsman exhibition website
The "Rembrandt the Draftsman" exhibition, which spotlights the Dutch master's drawings, provides an exceptional opportu- nity to showcase some of the Louvre's graphic works-and to remind visitors that the museum possesses a large collection of his pa
Exhibitions of Rembrandt's work
Current and upcoming exhibitions about Rembrandt include:
NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON - Rembrandt: The Final Years (15 October 2014 - 18 January 2015) This exhibition has been organised by the National Gallery in collaboration with the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. It is the first ever in-depth, focused exploration of Rembrandt's late works across all media.
- Rembrandt: Etchings from the Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam
The Rembrandthuis and the Chester Beatty Library are pleased to bring you this collection of seventy five of Rembrandt's best prints. The exhibition marks the beginning of what we hope will be a long and fruitful relationship between our two museums - The Frick Collection: Special Exhibition
Rembrandt and His School: Masterworks from the Frick andLugt CollectionsFebruary 15, 2011, through May 15, 2011 - 'Rembrandt and His School' - Slide Show - NYTimes.com
Images from the exhibition at the Frick Collection. - The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Rembrandt at Work
Rembrandt at WorkThe Great Self-Portrait from Kenwood HouseApril 3-May 20, 2012 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Rembrandt and Degas
Rembrandt and DegasPortrait of the Artist as a Young ManFebruary 23-May 20, 2012 - Rembrandt in America at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The largest selection of Rembrandt paintings assembled in the United States. Ever.June - September 2012 SOLD OUT - Rembrandt: An Evolution of Etchings | Arlington Museum of Art
JUNE 9 - AUGUST 12, 2012Arlington Museum of Art - Main GalleryOf the three hundred or so known etchings by Rembrandt, the Arlington Museum of Art will be showing work from the four major themes of his work including portraits and self-portraits, bibl - BBC News - Rembrandt exhibition as Hunterian Art Gallery reopens
The Hunterian Art Gallery at Glasgow University reopens to the public with a special exhibition on Rembrandt. - University of Glasgow :: Visit :: Exhibitions :: Current Exhibitions :: Rembrandt and the Passion
Rembrandt and the PassionHunterian Art Gallery15 September - 2 December 2012 - Rembrandt unravelled - Exhibitions - now on view - What's on - Rijksmuseum
November 20 2012 to March 17 2013Rijksmuseum PhilipsvleugelExclusive presentation at the Rijksmuseum. Study delivers new insights into Rembrandt's etching techniques - Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch Painting from the Mauritshuis | The Frick Collec
Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch Painting from the MauritshuisOctober 22, 2013 to January 19, 2014 - Major National Gallery exhibition celebrates late Rembrandt | Art and design | The Guardian
About 90 of the 17th-century Dutch master's late works being brought together in collaboration with Rijksmuseum
Rembrandt Lighting
Rembrandt lighting is a term given to a way of lighting a face that is being painted or photographed. The light falls on only part of the face
There are two criteria for lighting to be described as Rembrandt Lighting
- the light essentially falls on on one half the face
- the other shadowed half of the face has a triangle of light below the eye and next to the nose where the triangle of light is no wider than the eye, and no longer than the nose.
To create the lighting, the face needs to be lit from one side only. It can be achieved with a single light source lighting the side of the face furthest away from the artist or photographer - at an angle of approximately 45 degrees relative to the subject and slightly higher than the nose.
- Rembrandt lighting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The key in Rembrandt lighting is creating the triangle or diamond shape of light underneath the eye. One side of the face is lit well from the main light ... - Studio Lighting Techniques
The fourth style of lighting is Rembrandt Lighting. Rembrandt lighting is obtained by combining short lighting and butterfly lighting. ... - How To Use Rembrandt Lighting In Portraits | eHow.com
How to Use Rembrandt Lighting In Portraits. Rembrandt van Rijn is widely known for his amazingly crisp, fine details in paintings. - Chiaroscuro in Photography
The key in Rembrandt lighting is creating the triangle or diamond shape of light underneath the eye usually furthest from the camera lens. ... - Rembrandt Lighting Video Tip - Digital Camera Reviews ...
Nov 19, 2007 ... The video shows you the origin of terms and some tips for setting up your lighting equipement to create chiaroscuro dramatic lighting, ... - Portrait Lighting Styles StudioLighting.net
Mar 5, 2005 ... 45 degree lighting is also known as Rembrandt lighting because it is the style of lighting that is seen in many of his paintings. ... - Lighting and Portrait Questions & Answers
Rembrandt light is similar to loop but with a small difference. The loop shaped shadow from the nose is directed to move further toward the shadow side of ... - Unknown
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BOOK: Rembrandt in America: Collecting and Connoisseurship
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This book was produced to mark a major exhibition in 2011 which brought together some 50 of the best Rembrandt paintings from American collections.
Rembrandt - Fine Art Giclee Prints and posters
- Rembrandt Van Rijn Prints and Posters - globalgallery.com
Rembrandt Van Rijn Prints and Posters. Explore our collection of Rembrandt Van Rijn art prints and posters (60 items). GlobalGallery.com
Rembrandt - Lost and Found
- BBC News - Rembrandt lost in post by gallery in Norway
A Norwegian gallery admits losing a Rembrandt etching worth up to 5,400 in the post after trying to save money on couriers and insurance. - Rembrandt drawing found in Scottish attic | Art and design | The Guardian
Owner contacted auction house Christie's after finding black chalk study of a blind beggar in a wardrobe - Rembrandt experts verifying stolen painting 'worth 2million' found in police raid on Croydon High St
Police may have recovered a treasured masterpiece by Rembrandt, pictured, after a swoop on Croydon High Street in an operation to recover the proceeds of crime. A man in his 60s, from Surrey, was also arrested. - Rembrandt Painting's Hidden Image May Yield To X-Ray Analysis
By: Megan Gannon, News Editor Published: 01/26/2013 11:41 AM EST on LiveScience Scientists may be one step closer to revealing a hidden portrait behind a 380-year-old Rembrandt painting. The masterpiece, "Old Man in Military Costume" by Dutch painter
Articles about Rembrandt
- Rembrandt van Rijn: Google Doodle celebrates anniversary of painter's 407th birthday | The Independe
Google has used its search page doodle to celebrate the 407th anniversary of the birth, in Leyden, Holland, of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. - Happy birthday, Rembrandt van Rijn! Why Google really shouldn't have | Art and design | guardian.co.
Jonathan Jones: How can a doodle on an internet search page convey the enduring greatness of this master painter? Answer: it can't