1. Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) Northern Renaissance

2. Dutch Golden Age painters took the leading role in establishing new subject matter, such as still life, landscapes and genre works. Genre works depict scenes from everyday life, such as markets, domestic scenes and street scenes. The Syndics of the Drapers Guild, 1662

3. Self-Portrait, 1629 He painted this portrait of himself as a young man. What do you notice about this painting? What do you see?

4. Portrait of Saskia, 1634 This portrait is of Saskia, Rembrandt’s wife He often asked family and friends to pose for him.

5. Portrait of Jan Six, 1654 What do you first notice in this painting? Where does your eye travel? How does this style compare with that of Caravaggio who we saw last time ? What do you think of this painting?

6. The Night Watch, 1642

7. Return of the Prodigal Son, 1662 This painting is based on the biblical story of a son who left his family only to lose everything and humiliate himself and his family. In shame, he returns home, asking his father to allow him to be a servant to the family, rather than a true member. Unexpectedly, the father offers complete forgiveness. Can you feel the emotion in the picture? Only the hands of the father and the feet of the kneeling son are painted with detail, while the faces are barely shown. Why?

8. Self-Portrait, 1663 In this self-portrait, what do you see? How does Rembrandt see himself? What does he want to show you? Where does the light force the eye to look? Notice that the hands are blurry. Why?