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Rembrandt van Rijn. Baroque Style 1600 to 1700. Rembrandt. Self-portrait http://www.rembrandtpainting.net/complete_catalogue/ start_self_portraits.htm. “ Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know.” ― Rembrandt Van Rijn.
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Rembrandt van Rijn Baroque Style 1600 to 1700
Rembrandt • Self-portrait • http://www.rembrandtpainting.net/complete_catalogue/start_self_portraits.htm “Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know.” ― Rembrandt Van Rijn
Saskia van Uylenburg in a Red Hat • 1641 • Oil on wood • 97.7 x 82.2 cm • GemäldegalerieAlte Meister, StaalicheKunstsammlungen Dresden
The Rich man from the parable • 1627 • Oil on canvas • 31.9 x 42.5 cm • StaalicheMuseenPreussischer, Kulturbesitz,Gemäldegalerie Berlin
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp • 1632 • Oil paint • 5’7” x 7’1” • Mauritshuis
Caravaggio The Calling of St. Matthew
Chiaroscuro - the technique of using light and shade in pictorial representation. • Rembrandt was impressed by the outstanding qualities of Caravaggio, especially the atmosphere of mysterious depth conveyed by chiaroscuro, the interplay of light and shadow. • In only six months, he quickly seized the chiaroscuro device and, within a short time, began to use it with a skill no other artist has ever surpassed.
The Night Watch • 1642 • 11’11” x 14’ 4” • Oil Paint • Rijksmuseum