Rembrandt: Master Painter
The life, times and incredible work of one of the world's most talented and prolific artists.
Rembrandt's art represents in every way the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century. According to the Chambers Biographical Dictionary, "no other artist in human history ever combined more delicate skill with more energy and power. His treatment of mankind is full of human sympathy." And he was a man of deep emotion and compassion whose face bore the ravages of sorrow in many of the self-portraits executed in the latter part of his most formidable life. He himself had once said in a letter to a patron that he sought to achieve "movement" in his art, but whether he meant of objects or of the viewers' emotions is unclear.
In his lifetime he produced around 600 paintings, 300 etchings and 2,000 drawings! He is perhaps best known for his chiaroscuro technique of stark color contrasts, which draw the viewer into the painting almost whether they want to go or not.
His home, preserved as the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam houses many examples of his engravings and is on the same street as the Anne Frank house.
Come learn about this incredible man and his work!
