Dutch Golden Age master of light and shadow
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art.
Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?)
Etching on paper, 1641
Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?) (1641) by Rembrandt van Rijn. Etching on paper.
Old Man with a Gold Chain
Oil on panel, 1631
Old Man with a Gold Chain (1631) by Rembrandt van Rijn. Oil on panel.
Adam and Eve
Etching on ivory laid paper, 1638
Adam and Eve (1638) by Rembrandt van Rijn. Etching on ivory laid paper.
Self-Portrait Etching at a Window
Etching, drypoint and burin in black on ivory laid paper, 1648
Self-Portrait Etching at a Window (1648) by Rembrandt van Rijn. Etching, drypoint and burin in black on ivory laid paper.
Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: "The Three Crosses"
Drypoint and burin on paper, 1653
Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: "The Three Crosses" (1653) by Rembrandt van Rijn. Drypoint and burin on paper.
Young Woman at an Open Half-Door
Oil on canvas, 1645
Young Woman at an Open Half-Door (1645) by Workshop of Rembrandt van Rijn. Oil on canvas.
Seated Female Nude
Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with subtractive highlights (scraping) and touches of opaque white watercolor corrections, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream laid card, 1660
Seated Female Nude (1660/62) by Rembrandt van Rijn. Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with subtractive highlights (scraping) and touches of opaque white watercolor corrections, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream laid card.
Kostverloren Castle in Decay
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with touches of opaque white watercolor, on cream laid paper, c. 1652
Kostverloren Castle in Decay (c. 1652) by Rembrandt van Rijn. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with touches of opaque white watercolor, on cream laid paper.
Apprenticeship, Painting
Studio of Pieter Lastman
Coursework, Liberal Arts
University of Leiden