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Art 102 Fall 2013 Rembrandt Lecture

Art 102 Fall 2013 Rembrandt Lecture. Rembrandt . Left a record of his life in self-portraits Is a Protestant—his paintings show a Protestant sensibility in that they are never theatrical His art provides penetrating examinations of the human soul. Rembrandt Self-Portrait 1629.

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Art 102 Fall 2013 Rembrandt Lecture

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  1. Art 102 Fall 2013 Rembrandt Lecture

  2. Rembrandt • Left a record of his life in self-portraits • Is a Protestant—his paintings show a Protestant sensibility in that they are never theatrical • His art provides penetrating examinations of the human soul

  3. Rembrandt Self-Portrait 1629

  4. Rembrandt Self-Portrait 1629 Expressive shadowing around the eyes Paint is applied thickly, so that Rembrandt is clearly interested in the Materiality of paint

  5. Rembrandt Jan six 1654

  6. Rembrandt Reconciliation of David and Absalom 1642

  7. Rembrandt Homer Dictating To a Clerk 1663

  8. Rembrandt Homer Dictating To a Clerk 1663 Interested in depicting figures who lack sight

  9. Rembrandt Old Woman 1631

  10. Rembrandt Old Woman 1631 Frequently paints images of books And reading But this book is not legible, showing Rembrandt’s iconoclastic tendencies

  11. Gerrit Dou Rembrandt's Mother 1630's

  12. Gerrit Dou Rembrandt's Mother 1630's Here the text is recognizable as the Gospel of Luke

  13. Rembrandt Portrait of Saskia 1634

  14. Rembrandt Portrait of Saskia 1634 Rembrandt paints two kinds of Portraits, either sitters in contemporary Costumes, sometimes as historical, Mythological, or religious figures Noted for the intimacy of his portraits

  15. Rembrandt A Turk 1630-35

  16. Rembrandt A Turk 1630-35 One of a number of paintings of people in Exotic costumes Reflects a widespread interest in Eastern culture

  17. Rembrandt Self-Portrait 1650

  18. Rembrandt. Self-Portrait 1638 Represents himself in 16th century dress

  19. Rembrandt Self-Portrait 1659

  20. Rembrandt Self-Portrait 1659 Figure is composed of rough brushstrokes

  21. Rembrandt Self-Portrait 1658

  22. Rembrandt. Self-portrait in Painter’s Costume 1660-2

  23. Rembrandt. Self-portrait in Painter’s Costume 1660-2 Presented as a working artist, Holding tools of his trade Circles may represent artistic skill

  24. Rembrandt A Girl with a Broom 1651

  25. Rembrandt A Girl with a Broom 1651 Portraiture combined with genre painting

  26. Rembrandt An Old Man Sleeping 1629

  27. Rembrandt An Old Man Sleeping 1629 Frequently painted old age, because It shows human qualities Interested in beauty hidden in Ugliness and virtue shown in the body Fascinated with good and evil qualities In human beings Shows inner beauty rather than classical Beauty Uses chiaroscuro and shadows, but not Rigid distinction between light and dark As in Caravaggio

  28. Rembrandt The Rape of Proserpina 1633 Refused to copy the Italian Tradition Exoticism present even in Classical subject matter

  29. Rembrandt and His Wife Saskia 1634 Double portrait, shows sitters in Joyousness that will later disappear Shows Rembrandt’s interest in Costumes Saskia is Rembrandt’s favorite model

  30. Rembrandt The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp 1632

  31. Rembrandt The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp 1632 Group portrait commissioned by the Guild of Surgeons Group portraits were popular at this time Composition is activated by using strong diagonals and light

  32. Rembrandt Night Watch 1642 Painting is misnamed due to the darkening of varnish over time—is not intended to be a Night scene Figures are grouped dynamically, giving a sense that something is about to happen

  33. Rembrandt Return of the Prodigal Son 1665

  34. Rembrandt Return of the Prodigal Son 1665 Religious imagery is generally Frowned upon in Protestantism, but Rembrandt makes a few religious Paintings. Unlike opulent Italian Baroque images, More interested in showing a range of Human emotions, revealing Rembrant’s Tendency to represent the human soul

  35. Rembrandt Christ with the Sick Around Him c. 1649 One of Rembrandt’s many etchings Known as the Hundred-Guilder Print

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