Rembrandt van Rijn

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.

Works

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.

Education

Apprenticeship, Painting

Studio of Pieter Lastman

1624

Coursework, Liberal Arts

University of Leiden

1620