Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, mononymously known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art. It is estimated that Rembrandt's surviving works amount to about three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings, and several hundred drawings.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Leiden
- Educated at
- Leiden UniversityStedelijk Gymnasium Leiden
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"Rembrandt's Late Religious Portraits at the National Gallery of Art, Washington"
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Timeline
1606
Born
Birth1669
Died
Death
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