Rembrandt (1606-1669) Staalmeesters (The Wardens of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, Known as ‘The Syndics’) 1662 Oil on canvas, 191.5 x 279 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam After suffering financial difficulties in the 1650s, Rembrandt moved to a rental house on the Rozengracht.…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Self-Portrait c.1628 Oil on panel, 22.6 x 18.7 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam As inexperienced as he is, the young Rembrandt does not shy away from experimenting. Here the light rakes his right cheek while the rest of his face…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Young Woman in Fantasy Costume 1633 Oil on panel, 65 x 48 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam This young woman’s clothing does not reflect the fashion of Rembrandt’s day, but dates from earlier centuries. That suggests this is a tronie,…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) An Old Woman Reading, Probably the Prophetess Hannah 1631 Oil on panel, 60 x 48 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Here the light comes from behind the old woman: the brightest illumination falls on the book and her wrinkled hand,…
Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, Known as the ‘Night Watch’ Rembrandt (1606-1669) Night Watch 1642 Oil on canvas, 379.5 x 453.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Rembrandt‘s largest and most famous painting was made…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Musical Company 1626 Oil on panel, 63.5 x 48 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The subject of this painting is a mystery: is it an exhortation to praise God through singing and string music, or a scene of seduction with…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Isaac and Rebecca, known as ‘The Jewish Bride’ c.1665–1669 Oil on canvas, 121.5 x 166.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam To prevent being killed and having his wife captured by King Abimelech, Isaac concealed his love for Rebecca by pretending…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem 1630 Oil on panel, 58 x 46 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The crestfallen Prophet Jeremiah rests his weary, old head on his hand. He laments Jerusalem going up in flames – in the…
Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) Self-Portrait with Beret c.1640 Oil on panel, 66 × 51.4 cm Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow Compare: Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) Self Portrait aged 24 1639 National Gallery, London
Rembrandt (1606-1669) A Young Man Seated at a Table, possibly Govaert Flinck c.1660 Oil on canvas, 109.9 x 89.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study…