Rembrandt: 12 works

A slideshow of artworks auto-selected from multiple collections

By Google Arts & Culture

A Young Scholar and his Tutor (about 1629–1630) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnThe J. Paul Getty Museum

'The use of lavish costumes and light and dark contrasts reveal the influence of Rembrandt.'

The baptism of the eunuch (Copy of a lost painting) (1631 - 1631) by Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnThe Kremer Collection

'This painting has always been described in the arthistorical literature as an anonymous copy after Rembrandt's painting of circa 1631.'

Flora (1634) by Harmensz van Rijn RembrandtThe State Hermitage Museum

'In this work he combined elements of pastoral and historical portraits.'

Samuel Menasseh ben Israel (1636) by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (Dutch, b.1606, d.1669), printmakerCincinnati Art Museum

'Samuel Menasseh ben Israel (1604--1657) and Rembrandt were acquainted for several decades.'

The beheading of John the Baptist (1640 - 1640) by Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnThe Kremer Collection

'This is the copperplate from which Rembrandt printed his famous etching The beheading of John the Baptist dated 1640.'

The Concord of the State (1637 - 1645) by Rembrandt van RijnMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen

'Thus Rembrandt gives us a demonstration of his dramatic use of light and shade.'

Portrait of Ephraim Bueno, Physician (1647) by Rembrandt van RijnThe Jewish Museum, New York

'Prior to this etching portraying Bueno as a fashionably dressed, reflective man, Rembrandt made a preliminary bust-length portrait in oil.'

The Betrothal (About 1640) by Rembrandt (circle of)Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

'Rembrandt and his pupils often painted people in fancy dress for decorative effect, but biblical characters were also depicted in this way.'

Saint Jerome Reading in an Italian Landscape (1653 - 1654) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

'This is the last of Rembrandt van Rijn's seven etchings featuring the hermit and scholar Saint Jerome.'

The Three Crosses (circa 1653 - 1655) by Rembrandt van RijnMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen

'His graphic work played an important part in his rise to international fame, as it was reproducible and so became more widely known than his paintings or drawings.'

Self-Portrait (1660/1660) by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam)The Metropolitan Museum of Art

'The dozen or more self-portraits that date from each decade of Rembrandt's career vary considerably in composition, expression and technique.'

A painter in his studio (1600 - 1700) by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (Anonymous pupil of)The Kremer Collection

'Over the last years some doubts have been expressed by experts and Van de Wetering has recently attributed the painting to an unnamed Rembrandt pupil.'

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