ArtBabble: Rembrandt van Rijn

"Self-Portrait," 1659, Rembrandt van Rijn

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:23:09 +0000

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Learn about Rembrandt van Rijn’s 17th-century self-portrait in this video from the Children’s Video Tour. In this work, Rembrandt painted himself at 53 years old, wearing an artist’s cap and brown painter’s jacket. Strong light spotlights his face, drawing attention to his deep-set eyes, wrinkled cheeks, and furrowed brow. Over the course of his career, Rembrandt painted nearly 100 self-portraits at various ages, and often used his physical appearance as a means to depict his mood.

"The Mill," 1645/1648, Rembrandt van Rijn

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:59:24 +0000

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Children's Video Tour-Time Travel

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National Gallery of Art, Washington

Explore Rembrandt van Rijn’s painting “The Mill” in this video from the Children’s Video Tour. Known as one of Rembrandt’s greatest works, this 17th-century painting depicts a large windmill against a stormy sky. Rembrandt enjoyed painting details of Holland’s landscape, including the farms, waterways, bridges, cottages, and mills that made it unique. The artist’s father owned a mill on the banks of the Old Rhine, near the town of Leiden. The mill was called “De Rijn,” which is Dutch for “the Rhine,” which is how his family got its name.

Director's Favorites: The Visitation by Rembrandt

Detroit Institute of Arts — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:40:22 +0000

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In The Frame: Exploring the Detroit Institute of Arts

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Detroit Institute of Arts

DIA Director Graham Beal takes viewers on a personal tour of some of his favorite works in the museum.With one of the largest (over 60,000 works) and most significant collections of any art museum in the nation it's hard to narrow down to just a few.

Rembrandt and His School: Masterworks from the Frick and Lugt Collections

The Frick Collection — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:44:20 +0000

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Special Exhibitions at The Frick Collection

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The Frick Collection

February 15 through May 15, 2011 When Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919) was asked whose talents he would most like to possess, he declared: "Rembrandt's." And as the largest individual railway stockholder in the world, Frick is reported to have said that "railways are the Rembrandts of investment." Like Frick, the Dutch art historian Frederik Johannes Lugt (1884–1970) was a great admirer and collector of works by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669); as a teenager he wrote a biography of the artist, illustrated with his own copies after Rembrandt's most famous works.

#3 Fakes, Forgeries, and Mysteries: Rembrandt's Son

Detroit Institute of Arts — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:27:34 +0000

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Detroit Institute of Arts

Watch museum experts solve the DIA's greatest art mysteries! Check back each week for a new whodunit. Visit dia.org today and get your tickets to see Fakes, Forgeries and Mysteries.

Baroque Art in Flanders and Holland: An Overview

Smarthistory — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:24:57 +0000

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A conversation about the Baroque style in Catholic Flanders and Protestant Holland as exemplified by Peter Paul Rubens's Elevation of the Cross, oil on canvas, 1610-11 (Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp) and Rembrandt van Rijn's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, oil on canvas, 1632, (Mauritshuis, The Hague).

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker