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Rembrandt Van Rijn, born on July 15, 1606, was a Dutch painter during the Baroque period in western history. Often called the Amaster of light and dark@(Larsen 5), Rembrandt is considered to be one of the most outstanding and unparalleled artists ever to lay a paint brush on a canvas. Rembrandt=s style traits, characteristics, colors, types of paintings and the subjects portrayed in his paintings distinguish him from any other artist in his generation. To understand Rembrandt, and his significance as an artist, a basic comprehension of his contemporaries style, as well as the style traits of Dutch painting, are essential and will be included. ...
Portrait painting in the Netherlands was in high demand in Rembrandt=s time. Hence, it is not surprising that almost two-thirds of Rembrandt=s completed works consist of portraits; not only single portraits; but also group portraits, and an astonishing amount of self portraits (Rosenberg 55).
Almost ten percent of Rembrandt=s completed works are self-portraits. ... Since Rembrandt lived on the outskirts of a Jewish district they became subjects of his portraiture (Rosenberg 55). ... Rembrandt satisfied this criteria for a very short amount of time. ...
Even though the majority of Rembrandt=s painted works are portraits, Rembrandt also painted landscapes (almost exclusively from around 1640-1655), genre scenes, mythology, historical works, and many biblical subjects (Rosenberg 149).
Rembrandt=s life works can be classified into three periods. ...
Aside from these three main movements, Rembrandt also had many defining characteristics.
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