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Rembrandt, Harmenszoon van Rijn
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(Jul 15, 1606, Leiden – Oct 4, 1669, Amsterdam), painter and graphic artist. Among the leading European masters of the 17th century, Rembrandt was the chief religious artist of the Protestant tradition. His works were profoundly influenced by those of Caravaggio, Adam Elmsheimer, and P.P. Rubens, especially with regard to advancing tenebrism and dramatic theatricality. Renowned as a portrait painter, he was able to transfer his gift of projecting onto canvas his psychological penetration of the sitter’s personality to his in…

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Apostolos-Cappadona, Diane, “Rembrandt, Harmenszoon van Rijn”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_SIM_124608>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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