Rembrandt, 'A Woman bathing in a Stream (Hendrickje Stoffels?)',
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Rembrandt’s painting, unique for him in its tender intimacy, shows a young woman almost up to her knees in a stream. She lifts her shift and looks down with a little smile of pleasure at the cool water rippling against her sturdy legs.
Although it’s not certain, this woman may be Hendrickje Stoffels, who came into Rembrandt’s household to look after his infant son after his first wife, Saskia, died. Hendrickje and Rembrandt became lovers but were unable to marry. In the year this picture was painted, Hendrickje endured public humiliation because she was pregnant outside of marriage. Perhaps the painting was a homage to her strength and loyalty.
It has been suggested that the picture is a study for a biblical heroine in a much larger picture, but the plain shift the woman wears is enough to raise a doubt: such a heroine would have been richly dressed or nude. The most likely possibility is that Rembrandt knew and loved this quiet, gently absorbed woman and shared her delight in an unguarded moment of pleasure in some anonymous Dutch stream.
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Rembrandt&#;s Portraits
One of Rembrandt&#;s most impressive skills was his ability to capture the inner workings of his subjects through their facial expressions.
GET RIJKSMUSEUM TICKETSHis paintings and etches show a deep understanding of the human psyche, and he was able to express a wide range of emotions in his portraiture. In particular, his self-portraits are some of the most revealing and intimate images ever created.
Through these works, Rembrandt gives us a glimpse into his own soul, revealing his doubts, fears, and hopes. In doing so, he allows us to see our own humanity reflected back at us. As a result, Rembrandt&#;s portraits continue to resonate with viewers centuries after they were first created.
No other 17th-century artist produced as many self-portraits as the great Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. From his early years as a rising talent in Leiden (the Netherlands) until shorty before his death, he routinely chose his own facial features as the subject of penetrating study.
I WANT TO LEARN MOREHe had good reason for doing so, for what model is as inexpensive, patient and readily available as Rembrandt himself?
Rembrandt van Rijn, commonly known as &#;Rembrandt,&#; was a Dutch painter who lived in the 17th century and is considered to be one of the most famous artists in history.
He painted with a feeling of realism that would come to be considered nearly synonymous with the Baroque era in which he lived and worked.
He was born in the Netherlands in and is widely regarded as having played a significant role during what many historians refer to as the Dutch Golden Age.
The Baroque style emerged shortly after the Renaissance, and Rembrandt took influence from some of the most prolific Italian painters who had arrived in the Netherlands just a century before.
Rembrandt painted with a strong commitment to the Christian religion, as shown by the fact that many of his most well-known works depict scenes from well-known Biblical tales.
In addition, he is well-known for painting several different self-portraits throughout his life, all of which represented him in a very honest way, as opposed to other painters who would frequently dress-up their own images of themselves in order to seem more artistic.
Famous Rembrandt Paintings
1. The Night Watch
The Night Watch was painted in and
Rembrandt, 'The Woman taken in Adultery',
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A woman weeps on the steps of a shadowy temple, while members of the Jewish ruling council gather round. Afraid of Christ’s popular preaching, they planned to trick him into transgressing the Jewish law. They said to him: ‘Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. What do you say about her?’
This is the moment of decision that could entrap the young preacher. A man puts his finger to his lips as if hushing the crowd. Will Christ plead for mercy or will he uphold the law? It seems that either way, he will be condemned as well as the woman.
His reply became one of the most famous quotations in the history of Christianity: ‘He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.’ The woman was released, the accusers confounded. Christ was free to preach again, but not without a parting word to the repentant woman: ‘Go and sin no more.’
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A woman kneels and weeps. Darkness like a great cavern surrounds her. A shaft of light picks her out on the stone steps. Behin
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