Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn July 15 1606 —

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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn July 15, 1606 - October 4, 1669 Rembrandt was a Dutch painter. Generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history.

Biography • Rembrant was born on July 15, 1606, in Leiden, in the Dutch Republic. Today is is called the Netherlands. • He was the ninth child born to Harmen Gerritszoon van Rijn and Neeltgen Willemsdochter van Zuytbrouck. • His father was a miller and his mother was a baker’s daughter. As a boy he attended Latin school and was enrolled at the University of Leiden.

Biography • At the end of 1631, Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam, and began to practice as a professional portraitist for the first time, with great success. • In his paintings and prints he exhibited knowledge of classical iconography, , which he molded to fit the requirements of his own experience; thus, the depiction of a biblical scene was informed by Rembrandt's knowledge of the specific text, his assimilation of classical composition, and his observations of Amsterdam’s Jewish population. • Because of his empathy for the human condition, he has been called "one of the great prophets of civilization. " Then he met Saskia, and married her.

Career • He apprenticed a Leiden history painter, Jacob van Swanenburgh, with whom he spent three years. • Then, after a brief but important apprenticeship of six months with the famous painter Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam, Rembrant opened a studio in Leiden in 1624 or 1625, which he shared with friend and colleague Jan Lievens. • In 1629 Rembrandt was discovered by the statesman Constantijin Huygens, famous Dutch mathematician and physicist, and as a result of this connection, Prince Frederik Hendrik continued to purchase paintings from Rembrant until 1646. • Rembrandt opened a studio in Leiden in 1624 or 1625, which he shared with friend and colleague Jan Lievens.

Students: Gerrit Dou • In 1627, Rembrandt began to accept students, among them Gerrit Dou. • At the age of 15 he became a pupil of Rembrandt, with whom he continued for three years. • From the great master of the Dutch school he acquired his skill in coloring, and in the more subtle effects of charioscuro; and the style of Rembrandt is reflected in several of his earlier pictures, notably in a portrait of himself at the age of 22. April 7, 1613 – February 9, 1675

Students: Ferdinand Bol • He was a Dutch artist, and draftsman. • His surviving work is rare, it displays Rembrandt’s iunfluence; like his mater, Bol favored historical subject portraits, and numerous self portraits. June 24, 1616 – August 24, 1680

Students: Govert Flinck • His first subject picture is the Blessing of Jacob, in the Amsterdam museum (1638). • Both are thoroughly Rembrandtesque in effect as well as in vigour of touch and warmth of flesh tints. January 25, 1615 – February 2, 1660

Where are the paintings preserved? • Germany: – Staaliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin – Staatliche Kustsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie, Alte Meister, Dresden – Stadelesches Kunstitut, Frankfurt United States Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York National Gallery of Art, Washington D. C. Russia Hermitage Museum, Leningrad Hermitage, St. Petersburg Pushkin Museum, Moscow • Netherlands – Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam – The Mauritshuis, The Hague Also can be found in: Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Portugal, Italy, Japan, Spain, Australia, Sweden, Switzerland, France, and Great Britain, .

Paintings Self portrait, open moutherd c. 1629 ↓ ↑ Portrait of a young man c. 1628 ↑ Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jeruselem 1630 The presentation of Jesus in the Temple 1631 Rembrandt’s mother as the Profetess Hannah 1631 →

Paintings Philosopher in Meditation (1632) Landscape with a Castle (1632) A Bust of a Young Woman Smiling (1633) Christ in the Storm (1633) The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Tupl (1633) Rembrandt and Saskia in the Scene of the Prodigal Son in the Taven (1635)

Paintings The Feat of Belshazzar: The Writing on the Wall (1635) Rembrandt’s Mill (1641) Danea (1636) Cottage Before a Stormy Sky (1641) An Elephant (1637) The Night Watch (1642)

Paintings Head of Christ (1648) Self –Portrait (16611662) → ↑ The Supper at Emmaus (1648)

Personal Favorite Christ’s dead body being laid in the tomb, and the other Christ arising from the dead to the consternation of the guards. Why? For in these two paintings the greatest and most natural movement has been expressed, which is also the main reason why they have taken so long to execute. The greatest and most innate emotion has been expressed; the deepest and most LIFELIKE emotion has been expressed,

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