12 - Rembrandt (Dutch Painting & Printmaking)

Fredrick Hendrick, Prince of Orange

Dutch military leader and statesman during the Eighty Years' War against Spanish rule. Patronage of the arts with Rembrandt.

Stadtholder

title held by sovereign leaders of the Dutch Republic, serving as a commander and chief executive.

Burgher

a member of the wealthy middle class in the Dutch Republic, often involved in civic affairs and the patronage of the arts.

Rembrandt, Descent from the Cross, 1630’s

Rembrandt, Nicolaes Ruts, 1630’s

Rembrandt, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicholas Tulp, 1630’s

Rembrandt, Blinding of Samson, 1630’s

• biblical story of samson, strong hero, betrayed by delilah, cutting his hair, and gets captured by the philistines.

Rembrandt, Self-Portrait Leaning on a Stone Sill, 1640

Rembrandt, Bathsheba, 1650’s

• depicts the psychological event. holding a letter to convey her moral dilemma between her husband and her king. attendant (almost a silhouette) washes her foot

• protestant values: realistic female figure

• warm earth tones, soft blending

Rembrandt, The Three Trees, 1640’s

• dutch arcadia landscape painting inspired by dutch countryside. sky is a central feature

• trees are interpreted as a reference to the three crosses on calvary

• etching, drypoint, engraving

• created to be reproduced and sold for the open art market

Rembrandt, Jesus Preaching, 1640’s, etching, engraving, and drypoint

• mother holding child represents blessing of children. crowd in bandages references christ healing sick. camel represents biblical metaphor for the difficulty of a rich person entering heaven.

• hundred guilder print, given to print seller who sold it back for a higher price of one hundred guilders