Rembrandt

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Rembrandt Rubens

• By Lucy Dirksen

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Rembrandt

• Most well known artist in the Western World
• Most accomplished in etching
• Did many self-portraits

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Timeline

• Born in Leiden on July 15, 1606
• Entered University of Leiden in 1620 at age 14
• So accomplished by age 22 that he began taking
  pupils
• Moved to Amsterdam in 1631

• Married in 1634
• 4 children between 1635-41, but only 1 survived
• Wife died in 1642
• Rembrandt passes away on October 4, 1669

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The Anatomy Lecture of Dr. Nicholas Tulp

• Painted in 1632
• Oil on Canvas
• Used light to draw attention to the body and
  faces of the observers

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Bathsheba at Her Bath

• Painted in 1654
• Oil on canvas
• The light is specifically illuminating her body
  while the rest of the painting remains dark

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The Blinding of Samson

• Painted in 1636
• Depicts the biblical Samson being stabbed in the
  eyes
• Light is drawn to only the body of Samson

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Rubens

• Most popular Flemish painter of the 17th century
• Used lots of light and energy to accentuate
  subjects
• Believed that fat is beautiful

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Timeline

• Born June 28, 1577
• Master painter by 1598, by age 21
• Arrived in Venice in 1600
• Made many vast, decorated schemes in the 1620s

• Passed away May 30, 1640

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Portrait of a Woman

• Painted in 1608
• Oil on canvas
• Light is used very minimally, but does help to
  bring out the face.

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The Lamentation

• Painted in 1609
• Oil on panel
• Light is drawing attention to the body and the
  faces of the women, while the background remains
  mostly black

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Hercules Drunk, Being Led Away by a Nymph and a
Satyr

• Painted in 1611
• Oil on wood
• Light draws attention mainly to the women, but
  also to Hercules.

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Good examples because

• Used exaggerated motion
• Used clear, easily interpreted detail
• Produced drama, tension, exuberance in their
  works