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Learn about Rembrandt, the greatest painter of the Dutch Golden Age, who created portraits, self-portraits, religious scenes and more. Explore his 767 artworks in various genres and media, and discover his biography, influences and legacy.
- Dutch
- July 15, 1606
- Leiden, Netherlands
- October 4, 1669
The following is a list of paintings by Rembrandt that are accepted as autograph by the Rembrandt Research Project. For other catalogues raisonnés of Rembrandt, see the "Rembrandt" navigation box below.
TitleYearTechniqueDimensions (cm)The Spectacles-pedlar (Sight)c. 1624Oil on panel21 x 17.8The Three Singers (Hearing)c. 1624Oil on panel21.6 x 17.8The Operation (Touch)c. 1624Oil on panel21.5 x 17.7The Unconscious Patient (Smell)c. 1624Oil on panel21.5 x 17.7- Dutch
- Leiden, Netherlands
- Nasceu: 15 de julho de 1606; Leiden, Netherlands.
- Morreu: 4 de outubro de 1669; Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Anos de Atividade: 1625 - 1669.
- Nacionalidade: Dutch.
Explore the life and work of Rembrandt, the greatest artist of Holland’s Golden Age, through his paintings in The Met collection. Learn about his style, influences, themes, and legacy in this essay by Walter Liedtke.
- Early Life and Training
- Amsterdam and Marriage
- Continued Success
- Domestic Complications
- Bankruptcy
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was born in Leiden in the Netherlands in 1606. His father was a miller, comfortably off and able to send Rembrandt to the town's Latin School. At the age of 14, Rembrandt began studying at the famous University of Leiden (unusual for a miller's son), but academic life did not suit him. After a few months he left to be...
In around 1631, Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam, the most prosperous port in northern Europe, and 'crowded with merchants from every nation'. It offered a young and successful artist far more opportunities than sleepy Leiden. Rembrandt lodged in the house of an art dealer called Hendrick van Uylenburgh, and while there, he met his landlord's young cou...
In 1639, Rembrandt and Saskia moved into a grander house, next to his old friend van Uylenburgh. He sketched endlessly - people on the street, beggars, circuses, women and children, Saskia. His painting was influenced by new developments in Italian art which reached the Netherlands via prints, and via his more travelled colleagues. Many of his cont...
Alone with a baby to care for, Rembrandt had to employ a nurse and took on a widow called Geertge Dircx. She became his common law wife for a short time, but then he took on another servant, Hendrickje Stoffels, and fell in love with her. Geertge took Rembrandt to court on the grounds that he had promised to marry her. He charged her with pawning s...
In the 1650s Amsterdam was hit by a massive economic depression. Rembrandt had not even completed half the payments on his house and his creditors began to chase him for money. In July 1656, he successfully applied for 'cessio bonorum' - a respectable form of bankruptcy which avoided imprisonment. All his goods, including an impressive collection o...
Learn about the life and works of Rembrandt, one of the most influential Dutch painters of the Baroque era. Discover his masterpieces, such as The Night Watch, The Return of the Prodigal Son, and The Jewish Bride, and their stories and meanings.
Unlike most Dutch masters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of style and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and...
