What Makes Rembrandt So Great? A Look at 10 of His Most Iconic Works
As a young painter in Leiden, Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn signed his canvases with a monogram, but once he hit his stride in Amsterdam he began signing his work as we know him today, simply: Rembrandt. The 17th-century artist is known for his individual portraits and group likenesses that are the […]
Rembrandt and His Pupil Go Head-to-Head in a Major Vienna Museum Show
It’s the first close look at the Dutch master and his relationship with his pupil and competitor Samuel van Hoogstraten. A new exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna offers viewers the rare chance to see the work of the Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn in conversation with his student Samuel van Hoogstraten. “Rembrandt – […]