Rembrandt

Dutch painter and printmaker (1606-1669) · Netherlands · Artists · Died at 63

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He painted himself roughly forty times across four decades - an unsparing serial self-interrogation no artist before him attempted at that scale. The Dutch Golden Age's most uncompromising visual storyteller, whose biblical scenes and portraits stripped away decorum to reveal something rawer underneath.

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1669Died4 October 16691654“..in order to etch, take white turpentine oil, and add half the turpentine to it; pour the mixture into a small glass bottle and let it boil in pure [?] water for half an hour.”In their wordsRembrandt's 'recipe for a stopping-out varnish' on the verso of a drawing 'Landcape with a River and Trees', undated, c. 1654-55; (BeneschRead the whole statement

1652“version in original Dutch (origineel citaat van Rembrandt, in Nederlands): Van d'waech af te sien statshuis van Amsterldam / doen 't afgebrandt was. / Den 9 july 1652.”In their words9 July 1652Autograph inscription on Rembrandt's drawing of the old City hall of Amsterdam, 9 July 1652; Benesch 1278 (translation from the originalRead the whole statement

1640“For some variation it would be better / to place the donkey seen from behind / [to avoid] all faces looking out of the picture [forward]”In their words1640 - 1670Read the whole statement

“Try to put well in practice what you already know; and in so doing, you will in good time, discover the hidden things which you now inquire about.”In their words1640 - 1670Read the whole statement

1634“version in original Dutch (origineel citaat van Rembrandt, in Nederlands): Een vroom gemoet / Acht eer voor goet - Rembrandt, Amsterdam 1634”In their wordsQuote of Rembrandt's, from his short poem, 1634; on his own drawing of a lord with beard, very probably representing the court-masterRead the whole statement

1630“I have read your pleasant letter of 14th with singular pleasure.”In their words* The "deepest and most lifelike emotion has been expressed", and that's the reason they have taken so long to execute.Read the whole statement

1606Born15 July 1606

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Rembrandt van Rijn - Self-Portrait - Google Art Project

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A hand-book for young painters (1855) (14577592739)

A Man seated reading at a Table in a Lofty Room, c.1628-1630 by Rembrandt

Abraham avec son fils Isaac - (estampe) (1er état d'après le new Hollstein) - Rembrandt. 1645. (sig.) - btv1b10521921p

Abraham France - (estampe) (10e état d'après le new Hollstein, avec reprise postérieure d'une autre main) - Rembrandt - btv1b10523575q

In their own words 10

Rembrandt

10 statements, newest first

[..that he] would not touch the painting, nor finish it unless the claimant pays him the balance due or guarantees it by giving a security.
1654, from a notary document, 1654 (location: RD, 1654/5, 310); as quoted in Rembrandt's Eyes, Simon Schama, Alfred A. Knopf, Borzoi Books, New, Own words
..in order to etch, take white turpentine oil, and add half the turpentine to it; pour the mixture into a small glass bottle and let it boil in pure [?] water for half an hour.
1654, Rembrandt's 'recipe for a stopping-out varnish' on the verso of a drawing 'Landcape with a River and Trees', undated, c. 1654-55; (Benesch, Own words
As seen from the Weighing House, the Town Hall of Amsterdam / after it was burnt down. / July, the 9th 1652.
1652, 1640 - 1670, Own words

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Born in Leiden in 1606, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn never left the Netherlands but absorbed the Italian Old Masters from a distance, filtering their influence through a restless Dutch eye. Early success as a portrait painter gave way to a late career marked by personal tragedy and financial ruin - yet his etchings and paintings stayed popular, his reputation held, and for twenty years he taught a generation of Dutch painters. He left behind roughly three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings, and several hundred drawings spanning portraits, landscapes, biblical scenes, mythological subjects, animals, and allegory. He died in Amsterdam in 1669, having turned the conventions of 17th-century Dutch painting inside out.

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