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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.
The Three Trees is a 1643 print in etching and drypoint by Rembrandt, his largest landscape print.It was assigned the number B.212 by Adam von Bartsch and impressions of the work are in the Rijksmuseum, the Musée des beaux-arts du Canada and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
The Three Crosses is a 1653 print in etching and drypoint by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Most of his prints are mainly in etching and this one is a drypoint with burin adjustments from the third state onwards. [1] It is considered "one of the most dynamic prints ever made". [2]
Sheet with two studies: a tree, and the upper part of a head of the artist wearing a velvet cap: Between 1640 and 1644 B043: 4: The angel departing from the family of Tobias: 1641 B061: 1: Virgin and child in the clouds: 1641 B098: 2: The baptism of the eunuch: 1641 B114: 2: The large lion hunt: 1641 B118: 2: Three oriental figures [Jacob and ...
Other similar paintings by Rembrandt or more likely his circle are held by museums in Budapest and Philadelphia. The work follows in a tradition of artworks showing butchery, for example Pieter Aertsen 's A Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving Alms (1551) and Annibale Carracci 's Butcher's Shop (c. 1583), and perhaps more specifically Joachim ...
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]
The monochromatic painting, which measures 9.6 x 7.3 inches (24.5 x 18.5 centimeters), was purchased by an anonymous buyer for €860,000 ($908,000) at the Christie’s sale.
The use of copper as a substrate for an oil painting dates back to Medieval times. [2] The Flemish masters and other artists including Jan Breughel the Elder, Claude, El Greco, Guido Reni, Guercino, Rembrandt, Carlo Saraceni, Ambrosius Bosschaert II, Copley Fielding and Vernet painted on copper. They favored copper for its smooth surface which ...