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Nightwatching is a 2007 film about the artist Rembrandt and the creation of his 1642 painting The Night Watch.The film is directed by Peter Greenaway and stars Martin Freeman as Rembrandt, with Eva Birthistle as his wife Saskia van Uylenburg, Jodhi May as his lover Geertje Dircx, and Emily Holmes as his other lover Hendrickje Stoffels.
Rembrandt is a 1936 British biographical film made by London Film Productions of the life of 17th-century Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. [2] The film was produced and directed by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by June Head and Lajos Bíró based on a story by Carl Zuckmayer .
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (/ ˈ r ɛ m b r æ n t, ˈ r ɛ m b r ɑː n t /; [2] Dutch: [ˈrɛmbrɑnt ˈɦɑrmə(n)ˌsoːɱ vɑn ˈrɛin] ⓘ; 15 July 1606 [1] – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.
He instructs the viewer not to focus on the overall composition, but to approach his film as one would a Rembrandt and "focus on the faces". The Night Watch is a major plot device in the eponymous 1995 film, Night Watch, which focuses on the painting's theft. The Night Watch is parodied on the British cover of Terry Pratchett's 2002 book by the ...
Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc., also known as Rembrandt Foods, an American company based in Okoboji, Iowa The Rembrandts , an American pop-rock band Z7 Operation Rembrandt , a 1966 German-Italian-Spanish film
Rembrandt's teachers in Leiden were Jacob van Swanenburgh [note 1] (from 1621 to 1623, [5] with whom he learned pen drawing [6]) and Joris van Schooten. [note 2] [7]However, his six-month stay in Amsterdam in 1624, with Pieter Lastman and Jan Pynasc, was decisive in his training: Rembrandt learned pencil drawing, the principles of composition, and working from nature. [6]
A studio portrait, showing the characteristic illuminated triangle on the darker side of the face. Rembrandt lighting is a standard lighting technique that is used in studio portrait photography and cinematography; it is also used in contrast with butterfly lighting [1] It can be achieved using one light and a reflector, [2] or two lights, and is popular because it is capable of producing ...
Rembrandt: A Self-Portrait is a 1954 American short documentary film about the artist Rembrandt produced by Morrie Roizman, a former editor for The March of Time. [2] This film shows a series of Rembrandt's artwork, including painting and drawings spanning his entire life and being shown as related of events throughout his life are narrated.