Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was born on July 15, 1606. He is regarded as one of the greatest artists in the world even today. He was an important part of the Dutch Golden Age. His art style was wide-ranging but he was well-known for portraits and biblical illustrations. Here's a look at some of his memorable works
Updated On: 2021-07-15 02:02 PM IST
A picture released by Sotheby's in 2020 shows an assistant holding a self-portrait by Dutch artist Rembrandt in London. According to Sotheby's website, even though the exact number of his self-portraits is unknown, various scholars have attributed at least 90 original self-portraits by his hand. Photo: AFP/Sotheby's
Former US President Barack Obama standing in front of Rembrandt's painting 'The Night Watch' during a visit to the Rijksmuseum in 2014. Recently, as reported by AP, with the help of artificial intelligence Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum recreated parts of the iconic ‘The Night Watch’ painting that were trimmed off 70 years after Rembrandt finished it. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb
British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes poses for a picture in front of the painting 'Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet' by Dutch artist Rembrandt at the National Gallery in London in 2014. The painting was a part of an exhibition 'Rembrandt: The Late Works', which explored the artist's final years of painting. Photo: AFP / Adrian Dennis
Visitors look at two full-length wedding portraits of Amsterdam couple Oopjen Coppit (R) and Marten Soolmans by Rembrandt. The paintings were bought in a collaboration between the Rijksmuseum and the Louvre Museum. It was displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris in 2016, as part of a two-day state visit of the King and the Queen of the Netherlands in France. Photo: AFP: Etienne Laurent
A man looks at Rembrandt's ‘Portrait of a Man With Arms Akimbo’ at Sotheby's exhibition in Beijing in 2013. The painting was purchased by Steve Wynn at Christie's in 2009 for £20 million, one of the highest price ever paid for a Rembrandt painting. In 2011, it was purchased by Isabel and Alfred Bader who later donated the painting to the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in 2015. Photo: AFP/ Wanf Zhao
A famous oil on canvas artwork by Rembrandt titled ‘The Syndics of the Amsterdam drapers' Guild’ at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam in 2012. Photo: AFP/ Alexander Klein
Rembrandt's ‘The Blinding of Samson’ from the collection of the Staedel Institute of Art and Municipal Gallery, Frankfurt, on display at the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg in 2004. Photo: AFP
