3.  To scientifically measure Rembrandt’s palette  To find patterns throughout his lifetime  To comment on the life of a great artist

4.  scan Rembrandt’s paintings  write a computer program to measure red/green/blue (RGB) values for each pixel in Rembrandt’s paintings  write a computer program to convert the levels of RGB to hue/ saturation/value (HSV)

5.  The Baroque Period  The later period of the Renaissance (1600-1750)  Dynamic look  Use of strong diagonals  Clashing light and shadows  Rembrandt  Early years of happiness  Saskia  Relative success

6. Tobit and Anna 1626

8. First Self-Portrait 1929

10. Self Portrait in an Oriental Costume with a Dog 1631

12. Anatomy Lesson with Dr. Tulp 1632

14. Self Portrait with Saskia 1635

16.  Known as transitional years  1640-1648  Some interesting effects Winter Scene Christ at Emmaus –Very end of transition –Softness  Subtler effects  Less contrast in value  Less saturation

17. Winter Scene 1646

19. Christ at Emmaus 1648

21.  the next phase  Movement towards classicism  Maturity  Appreciation of subtleties  Never fully classical  Softer Inner turbulence Inner calm

22. Self Portrait 1650

24. Self Portrait 1652

26. The Polish Rider 1655

28. A Late Self-Portrait 1656

30. The Prodigal Son 1669

32.  Baroque  Dramatic darks/lights  Two peaks in value  Brilliance  Higher mean saturation  Transition  Interesting effects  Classicism  Integrated darks/lights  Dark peak in value  Subtle color  Lower saturation

33.  Consistencies  Warm paintings  Small range of hues concentration around red Violet/blue outliers  Low saturation  Subtleties in color  Generally below 60%  Smooth value curve