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Rembrandt van Rijn
The ninth of 10 children born to Harmen Gerritzsoon van Rijn, a prosperous miller, and Neeltgen Willemsdochter van Zuytbrouck, the daughter of a baker, Rembrandt was born in Leiden, Holland – then considered to be one of the principal artistic and intellectual centers in Holland.
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Park West Collectors Donate Rembrandt Work to Local Church for Easter
The Easter season is a sacred time for people all around the world, but two long-time Park West collectors in Minnesota found an extraordinary way to make Easter even more special for their church this year—they gave them a Rembrandt. The Rembrandt in question is a stunning antique intaglio of one of the artist’s most iconic images “The Descent from the Cross,” showing Jesus being taken down from the cross by his friends and family on Good Friday. Scott and Terry Jurek made the decision years ag...
The Inside Story Behind Rembrandt’s 8 Amazing Millennium Etchings
Even centuries after his lifetime, Rembrandt’s etchings are still considered some of the finest examples of the medium. His innovations to the art of etching would go on to influence Goya, Picasso, Chagall, and generations of artists to come. Following Rembrandt’s passing in 1669, his remaining copper etching plates virtually stayed intact as they passed from collector to collector until 1993 when a sale at the London Original Print Fair dispersed the plates around the globe. The UK Independent,...
Behind the Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Nearly 400 years ago, Dutch visionary Rembrandt van Rijn famously wrote: “Choose only one master—nature.” True to his muse, Rembrandt’s magnitude continues to puzzle those in its presence. There are arguably few other artists who embody a talent so vast and incomprehensible, earthly, yet simultaneously immortal. As a tribute to his significance, the notable Spanish court painter Francisco Goya would later revise Rembrandt’s statement to say: “I have had three masters—nature, [Diego] Velázquez,...
How 8 of Rembrandt’s Original Etching Plates Changed Hands for Over 300 Years
In the popular musical “Hamilton,” George Washington reminds the audience that no one has any control over “who lives / who dies / who tells your story.” That can be especially true for artists who, at the end of their lives, leave behind all of their artwork and often thousands of sketches, rough drafts, and works in progress. For some artists—particularly classical artists who lived before the era of estate planning and copyright law—their artistic legacy can often depend on whoever ends up wi...
