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'''Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn''' (July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painting|painter]] and [[etching|etcher]]. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and [[printmaker]]s in [[European art history]] and the most important in [[History of the Netherlands|Dutch history]]. His contributions to art came in a period that historians call the [[Dutch Golden Age]]. | '''Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn''' (July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painting|painter]] and [[etching|etcher]]. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and [[printmaker]]s in [[European art history]] and the most important in [[History of the Netherlands|Dutch history]]. His contributions to art came in a period that historians call the [[Dutch Golden Age]]. | ||
- | Having achieved youthful success as a portrait painter, his later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardship. Yet his etchings and paintings were popular throughout his lifetime, his reputation as an artist remained high, and for twenty years he taught nearly every important Dutch painter. Rembrandt's greatest creative triumphs are exemplified especially in his [[portrait painting|portrait]]s of his contemporaries, [[self-portrait]]s and illustrations of scenes from the [[Bible]]. His self-portraits form a unique and intimate biography, in which the artist surveyed himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity. | + | Having achieved youthful success as a portrait painter, his later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardship. Yet his etchings and paintings were popular throughout his lifetime, his reputation as an artist remained high, and for twenty years he taught nearly every important Dutch painter. Rembrandt's greatest creative triumphs are exemplified especially in his [[portrait painting|portrait]]s of his contemporaries, [[self-portrait]]s and illustrations of scenes from the [[bible illustration|Bible]]. His self-portraits form a unique and intimate biography, in which the artist surveyed himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity. |
- | In both painting and printmaking he exhibited a complete 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 Amsterdam|Jewish population]]. Because of his empathy for the human condition, [[Kenneth Clarke]] called him "one of the great prophets of civilization." | + | In both painting and printmaking he exhibited a complete 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 Amsterdam|Jewish population]]. Because of his empathy for the human condition, [[Kenneth Clark]] called him "one of the great prophets of civilization." |
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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669) was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history. His contributions to art came in a period that historians call the Dutch Golden Age.
Having achieved youthful success as a portrait painter, his later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardship. Yet his etchings and paintings were popular throughout his lifetime, his reputation as an artist remained high, and for twenty years he taught nearly every important Dutch painter. Rembrandt's greatest creative triumphs are exemplified especially in his portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible. His self-portraits form a unique and intimate biography, in which the artist surveyed himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity.
In both painting and printmaking he exhibited a complete 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, Kenneth Clark called him "one of the great prophets of civilization."