Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn: Art and Biography
Paintings executed by Rembrandt van Rijn. Most of Rembrandt’s legacy covers oil on canvas paintings, but the artist was also a very talented at etching, prints and drafts/drawings.
Christ in the Storm was painted by Rembrandt in 1633. The medium of the painting is oil on canvas. The painting measures 160x127cm. It was housed at the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, from where it was stolen on March 18, 1990. This work is also known by alternative titles like The Storm [...]
The Night Watch (Dutch: De Nachtwacht) is a group portrait of a shooting guilds. It was executed as oil on canvas and finished in 1642.
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp is a painting by Rembrandt van Rijn, executed in 1632 in oil on canvas and having the dimensions of 169,5 cm x 216.5 cm. One of the most popular facts regarding this painting is, that is contains an anatomical error…
The Feast of Belshazzar is a famous painting by Rembrandt being based on a story from the Old Testament. Rembrandt captured in his painting the moment as the mysterious handwriting appears on the wall…
The Return of the Prodigal Son is an oil on canvas painted by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn. The dimensions of the painting are 262 x 205 cm. The subject for the painting is taken from the Bible, The Gospel … [Read More...]