Rembrandt Van Rijn

(1606-1669)

Master of

Light and Shadow

Self-Portrait, 1640

CHIAROSCURO

kyah’ro-skoo’ro;

chiaro, light +

oscuro,dark

Aristotle contemplating a bust of Homer, 1653

He became the leading

portrait painter in Holland

Nicolaes Ruts. 1631

Portrait of Saskia. c. 1634

It is estimated

that he painted

between 50 and 60 self-portraits.

Self-Portrait, 1669

Many of his commissions

were for paintings of

religious subjects.

Abraham and Isaac, 1634

Rembrandt also attained fame for his landscapes

The Mill, c. 1650

"Night Watch", 1642

• “The Company of Captain Frans Cocq”

• Dynamic composition

• Captures the personality of each subject

The Anatomy Lecture of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, 1632

The Apostle Paul. c. 1657 Paul is in his prison cell.

•What is he doing?

•What might he be thinking about?

•What is his mood?

•What do you think the sword symbolizes?

•Why do you think that Rembrandt, near the end of his own life, painted Paul in this way?

Self-Portrait as St. Paul. 1661

Saint Bartholomew, 1657Oil on canvas, 122.7 x 99.7 cm (48-3/8 x 39-1/4 in.), Timken Museum of

Art

Saint Bartholomew, 1661Oil on canvas, 86.7 x 75.6 cm (34 1/8

x 29 3/4 in.), The J. Paul Getty Museum