Art · 1606–1669
Born: 15 July 1606 · Died: 4 October 1669 · Age at death: 63
Rembrandt died aged 63. He was born on 15 July 1606 and died on 4 October 1669.
Dutch Golden Age painter of The Night Watch and a famous series of self-portraits, celebrated as a master of light and shadow
Did you know?He produced nearly one hundred self-portraits throughout his life, creating a visual record of his own ageing process.
Rembrandt brought an extraordinary sense of humanity to painting, showing people as they really were, flaws and all. His mastery of light and shadow gives his portraits a glowing, almost theatrical depth. The Night Watch, his huge group portrait of Amsterdam militiamen, turned a formal commission into a scene full of movement and drama. His life swung from wealth and fame to bankruptcy and personal loss, and his late works are often seen as his most moving. He was also one of the greatest printmakers of all time, producing hundreds of etchings.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art.
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Dutch painter, born 1606
Rembrandt was born in Leiden on 15 July 1606.
He painted The Night Watch in 1642.
He made about 80 self-portraits.
He went bankrupt in 1656.
Career highlights
Did you know?He is buried in an unmarked grave in Amsterdam's Westerkerk.
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