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Rembrandt
Rembrandt

1606 – 1669Dutch

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn(15 July 1606– 4 October 1669), known mononymously asRembrandt, was aDutch Golden Age painter,printmaker, anddraughtsman.

Selected Works

Born
1606
Died
1669
Nationality
Dutch
Movement
Dutch Golden Age

Selected Masterworks

Definitive works that define this master's artistic legacy.

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The Return of the Prodigal Son
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1669

The Return of the Prodigal Son

1669Major Work
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

The parable of the Prodigal Son (also known as the parable of the Two Brothers, Lost Son, Loving Father, or of the Forgiving Father; Greek: Παραβολή του Ασώτου Υιού, romanized: Parabolē tou Asōtou Huiou) is one of the parables of Jesus in the Bible, appearing in Luke 15:11–32.[i] In Luke 15, Jesus tells this story, along with those of a man with 100 sheep and a woman with ten coins, to a group of Pharisees and religious leaders who criticized him for welcoming and eating with tax collectors and

The Syndics of the Drapers' Guild
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1662

The Syndics of the Drapers' Guild

1662Major Work

The Sampling Officials (Dutch: De Staalmeesters), also called Syndics of the Drapers' Guild (Dutch: De waardijns van het Amsterdamse lakenbereidersgilde), is a 1662 oil painting by Rembrandt. It is now in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It has been described as his "last great collective portrait".

Bathsheba at Her Bath, modelled by Hendrickje
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1654

Bathsheba at Her Bath, modelled by Hendrickje

1654Major Work

Bathsheba (/bæθˈʃiːbə, ˈbæθʃɪbə/; Hebrew: בַּת־שֶׁבַע Baṯ-šeḇaʿ, literal translation</span>"}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"Literal translation","href":"./Template:Literal_translation"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Daughter of Sheba"},"2":{"wt":"Daughter of the Oath"}},"i":0}}]}'>lit. 'Daughter of Sheba' or 'Daughter of the Oath') was an Israelite queen consort. According to the Hebrew Bible, she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, with whom she had all of her five children.

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp

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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632 oil painting on canvas by Rembrandt housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, Netherlands. It was originally created to be displayed by the Surgeons Guild in their meeting room. The painting is regarded as one of Rembrandt's early masterpieces.

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
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The Storm on the Sea of Galilee

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Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a 1633 oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt van Rijn. It is classified as a history painting and ranks among the largest and earliest of Rembrandt's works.

Belshazzar's Feast
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Belshazzar's Feast

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The story of Belshazzar's feast (the writing on the wall) is contained in chapter 5 of the Book of Daniel. In the story, Neo-Babylonian royal Belshazzar holds a feast and drinks from vessels looted from the First Temple. A hand appears and writes on the wall and Belshazzar calls for his wise men, but they cannot read the writing. The queen advises him to send for Daniel, who reminds Belshazzar about Nebuchadnezzar's arrogance and subsequent humiliation (Daniel 4).

The Night Watch
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The Night Watch

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Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, also known as The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch, but commonly referred to as The Night Watch (Dutch: De Nachtwacht), is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn. It is in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum but is prominently displayed in the Rijksmuseum as the best-known painting in its collection. The Night Watch is one of the most famous Dutch Golden Age paintings.

The Hundred Guilder Print
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The Hundred Guilder Print

Major Work

The Hundred Guilder Print is an etching with drypoint by Rembrandt, measuring 278 x 388 mm (platemark). The etching's popular name derives from the large sum of money supposedly charged for it. It is also called Christ healing the sick, Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving Little Children, or Christ preaching, since the print depicts multiple events from Matthew 19 in the New Testament, including Christ healing the sick, debating with scholars and calling on children to come to him.

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