Sep 8, 2017 · Rembrandt wrote his painting “The Return of the Prodigal Son” before his death. Some connoisseurs of painting call this painting the culmination of his work. But just a few …

It is also his last secular history painting. Syndics of the Drapers' Guild (1662) – Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; The Jewish Bride (c. 1665-1669) – Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; Haman before …

One of Rembrandt’s last paintings before his death depicts the parable of The Prodigal Son. Starting his career in Leiden, his hometown, it was when he moved to Amsterdam that he was …

Self-Portrait, 1669 by Rembrandt van Rijn. Rembrandt signed and dated this portrait clearly and in full, Rembrandt 1669, as he had been accustomed to do since the 1630s. It was to be his last …

Nov 8, 2021 · Among the last of Rembrandt’s paintings is The Return of the Prodigal Son. It is said that the painting was finished shortly before his death in 1669. The life-sized artwork is a …

Among Rembrandt's very last works were self-portraits, painted with vigor and expressiveness, in which the artist alertly fixes his gaze on the viewer. Rembrandt died on October 4, 1669, and …

For the last 20 years of his life, Rembrandt was worried by debts; he’d had great renown and prosperity, but in his later years he lived in comparative obscurity. At the time he painted this …

The Night Watch was painted in 1642 and is Rembrandt’s most famous painting. It is an extremely well-known piece of art for three separate reasons. Traditionally, military paintings and group …

The painting was left unfinished on an easel in his studio when he died suddenly at age 63. Rembrandt was bankrupt, his eyesight possibly failing, his work no longer in demand. His wife …

Rembrandt's portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible are regarded as his greatest creative triumphs. His self-portraits form a unique and …

Jan 20, 2025 · Rembrandt (born July 15, 1606, Leiden, Netherlands—died October 4, 1669, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker, one of the greatest storytellers in …

Title: The Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci. Artist: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam) Date: 1634–35. Medium: Red chalk. Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 18 …

Dec 2, 2024 · Visitors to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam are watching one of Rembrandt’s most famous paintings, The Night Watch, change before their eyes. Behind a glass barrier, …

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (; Dutch: [ˈrɛmbrɑnt ˈɦɑrmə(n)ˌsoːɱ vɑn ˈrɛin] ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, …

The painting has long been thought to be a portrait of an Amsterdam mayor. It was listed thusly in the collection of the Duke of Orléans at the Palais Royal of Paris in 1727. [1]However, the …

Apr 24, 2013 · "The density of lines enhances the extraordinary emotion of the moment." Curator Dita Amory on an unusually large red-chalk drawing by Rembrandt based on Leonardo's "The …

Jan 28, 2025 · How do you discuss Rembrandt’s paintings in your book? Historically, studies of the transatlantic slave trade in early modern painting (about 1400-1700) have looked at …

His last works are extraordinary not only for their intense color and heavy brushwork, but also for the artist’s experimentation with new compositional formats. Prior to Auvers, Van Gogh’s …