Rembrandt Van Rijn

Biography:

• Rembrandt was born in 1606 in Holland. He lived to be 63 years old and painted right up to the end of his life. He died in 1669.

Interesting Facts:

• He was a Renaissance artist and the best subjects he liked to draw were either self-portraits or portraits of people he knows or is related to.
• Rembrandt was known as the most accomplished etcher ever.
• He liked dogs and included them in many of his paintings.
• He painted over 500 pictures and used light and dark colors.
• He got paid for his paintings but never seemed to have enough because he was a big spender.
• He made the people he painted seem alive, even more that a photograph could.

Famous Works:

His best etching was "Six's Bridge" which was a landscape. His best painting was the "Syndics of the Drapers Guild." This painting was of a group of important men whose job it was to make sure that all the cloth made in Amsterdam was made just right. He painted the group of men looking right at you and it was almost like you walked in during their meeting and they stopped to see what you wanted. The men seem friendly and caring.

Personal Thoughts:

"I feel that Rembrandt had some really great paintings. I wish I could go back in time to see him. His paintings look so real like you are inside of the picture. One day I would like to take a plane and see his paintings and I would like to be like him."