| | Rembrandt's paintings are known for their depiction of light and shadow. The increasing number of portraits by Rembrandt and others demonstrated the new emphasis on individualism in the Renaissance. | | Rembrandt's paintings are known for their depiction of light and shadow. The increasing number of portraits by Rembrandt and others demonstrated the new emphasis on individualism in the Renaissance. |
| | ''The Netherlands of the 17th century saw an extraordinary growth of artistic achievement, accompanied by great prosperity. Painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals, De Hooch, and Ruisdael began to specialize in portraiture, landscape, still life, and genre painting.'' The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. | | ''The Netherlands of the 17th century saw an extraordinary growth of artistic achievement, accompanied by great prosperity. Painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals, De Hooch, and Ruisdael began to specialize in portraiture, landscape, still life, and genre painting.'' The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. |
| | *[http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rembrandt/1640/night-watch/rembrandt.night-watch.jpg The Night Watch], Rembrandt's most famous painting | | *[http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rembrandt/1640/night-watch/rembrandt.night-watch.jpg The Night Watch], Rembrandt's most famous painting |
| − | *[http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rembrandt/1640/emmaus.jpg Supper at Emmaus], one of his religious paintings | + | *[http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rembrandt/1640/emmaus.jpg Supper at Emmaus], one of his religious paintings. |