Rembrandt

Rembrandt Rembrandt was a Dutch artist who many people conceder one the greatest painters in the history of Western art. His full name was Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, and he had a great understanding of human nature, not only in painting but also in drawing and etching. He was born in Leiden on July 15, 1606. Apart from the fact that he did not come from a wealthy family, he still went to school and later on …

… Oriental Costume Man with a Magnifying Glass Mother Nicolaes Ruts Nude Seated on a Bench with a Pillow Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd Peter Denouncing Christ Philemon and Baucis Philosopher in Meditation Around 1640 Rembrandt turned increasingly to images with a more local, Dutch flavour, and he increasingly produced drawings and etchings rather than paintings of such scenes. Examples include the painted Landscape with a Stone Bridge, the etched Windmill (1641), and several etched Cottages (1641/42).