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. 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. Interested in depicting figures who lack sight

9. Rembrandt Old Woman 1631

10. 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. Here the text is recognizable as the Gospel of Luke

13. Rembrandt Portrait of Saskia 1634

14. 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. 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 16 th century dress

19. Rembrandt Self-Portrait 1659

20. Figure is composed of rough brushstrokes

21. Rembrandt Self-Portrait 1658

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

23. Presented as a working artist, Holding tools of his trade Circles may represent artistic skill

24. Rembrandt A Girl with a Broom 1651

25. Portraiture combined with genre painting

26. Rembrandt An Old Man Sleeping 1629

27. 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. 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. 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