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[[Image:Rembrandt Self Portrait.jpg|left|Self Portrait]]
[[Image:Rembrandt Self Portrait.jpg|left|Self Portrait]]
'''Rembrandt''' (full name ''Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn'') (1606-1669) was the most acclaimed painter in the [[Netherlands]]—the greatest of the "Dutch Masters." He considered himself a religious painter, but he is most famous for his portraits. Rembrandt produced about 600 paintings including his 50-60 self portraits, he made 300 etchings, and an estimated number of about 1,400 drawings. Most of his drawings look unfinished, but he stated a drawing is finished when the artist has fulfilled his intentions.
'''Rembrandt''' (full name ''Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn'') (1606-1669) was the most acclaimed painter in the [[Netherlands]]—the greatest of the "Dutch Masters." He considered himself a religious painter, but he is most famous for his portraits. Rembrandt produced about 600 paintings including his 50-60 self portraits, he made 300 etchings, and an estimated number of about 1,400 drawings. Most of his drawings look unfinished, but he stated a drawing is finished when the artist has fulfilled his intentions.
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[[Image:Rembrandt The Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci.jpg|thumb|right|This red-chalk drawing by Rembrandt is closely based on an early print after Leonardo da Vinci's famous mural of the Last Supper]]
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.
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:::[[Image:Rembrandt Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse.jpg|Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse]]
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''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.
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== See also ==
== See also ==