Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt van Rijn Some interesting facts: Rembrandt van Rijn was born on July 15, 1606 in Leiden, Netherlands. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history, and the most important in Dutch history.printmakers Europeanart history Rembrandt had a way of capturing a person's personality and emotion on the canvas. He used light and shadow to create a mood He also painted numerous (over 40) self-portraits and portraits of his family. Sometimes he would spice these up by wearing fancy and colorful clothes. Rembrandt's greatest creative work is seen in his portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible.portraitsself-portraitsBible He was a big spender and liked to collect art and other items. For this reason he never had a lot of money despite his paintings being fairly popular. His home in Amsterdam has been turned into the Rembrandt House Museum. Rembrandt died in 1669, having created more than 600 paintings and 1700 other works of art.

Chiaroscuro: Italian for light-dark Self-portrait, c. 1628;

The Money Lender, 1654

Self-portrait, c. 1629; Self-portrait, c. 1630;

Self-Portrait with Velvet Beret and Furred Mantle 1634 Self-portrait, c. 1652;

Typical Portraits by Rembrandt

The Girl in a Picture Frame, 1641

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, 1633

The Windmill, etching

An Elephant, 1637

Self-portrait in a cap, with eyes wide open, etching and burnin, 1630

Night Watch

The Mill, 1650

Georges Bizet 1838 – 1875

Georges Bizet Georges Bizet was born in Paris, France. Both his parents were musicians, and they actually wanted their son to become a composer when he grew up! Bizet loved music, but he also loved to read books. His parents wound up hiding his books so that he would spend more time on his music. At age 9 – he entered Paris Conservatoire. He was an accomplished pianist and wrote many pieces for the keyboard. He wrote a symphony when he was 17. It was discovered in 1935 in the archives of the Paris Conservatory where he studied. He wrote more than 30 operas, best know for Carmen. He joined the National Guard to defend Paris in the Siege during the Franco- Prussian War. At age 36, shortly after Premier of Carmen, he die of a heart attack.

Carmen - Habanera

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