Rembrandt van Rijn
Rembrandt van Rijn
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) was a painter, printmaker and draftsman of the Dutch Golden Age, renowned for his portraits, biblical scenes and command of light and shadow. A miller's son from Leiden, he trained there and in Amsterdam under Pieter Lastman. Settling in Amsterdam in the early 1630s, he won fame with The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632) and later painted the militia group portrait known as The Night Watch (1642). In the following years he faced the loss of his wife, Saskia, and financial hardship, and his art grew more inward and contemplative. His late works, including The Return of the Prodigal Son, present forgiveness and human dignity with deep compassion. In some eighty self-portraits he recorded his own life with honesty, and etchings such as the Hundred Guilder Print brought Gospel scenes to a wide audience. He remains among Europe's most admired painters.
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The Dutch Golden Age
In the seventeenth century the Dutch Republic became a center of trade, learning and art. Sailing for the Dutch East India Company in 1609, Henry Hudson explored the river that now bears his name, opening the way for New Netherland. René Descartes lived in the Republic for some twenty years and published his Discourse on Method there in 1637. Rembrandt painted The Night Watch in Amsterdam, and Johannes Vermeer captured quiet domestic light in Delft.
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