"Museum visitors curiously watching Rembrandt's painting "Syndics of the Drapers' Guild" where it gave the illusion that the people on the paintings too are curiously watching the visitors." "Under the Wave"— Rodney Bursiel. "Under the Wave"— Rodney Bursiel. Rodney Bursiel/National Geographi...
Completed in 1642, at the peak of the Dutch Golden Age, The Night Watch is one of the most famous paintings by Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. It depicts a city guard moving out, led by Captain Frans Banning Cocq and his lieutenant, Willem van Ruytenburch. For much of its existence,...
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Completed in 1642, at the peak of the Dutch Golden Age, The Night Watch is one of the most famous paintings by Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. It depicts a city guard moving out, led by Captain Frans Banning Cocq and his lieutenant, Willem van Ruytenburch. For much of its existence,...
Yes, I use digital photography as part of my reference gathering techniques. And while it’s true digital photography was not available to Rembrandt, that’s not going to stop me. I also use Penicillin, multivitamins, and light bulbs. Some inventions just make sense to utilize. We all ...
This architectural marvel houses several museums, including the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, which displays an impressive collection of Old Masters' paintings. Admire masterpieces by renowned artists such as Raphael, Rembrandt, and Vermeer as you wander through the elegant galleries. For a glimpse ...
Rockwell’s art is perhaps a little cartoonish — maybe a lot on the commercial side of art. You might say that it’s not fine art like a Rembrandt painting might be. But inherent in all of his works at the Catalina Museum is a palpable amount of heart, warmth, humor, love, and si...
One of the most popular early Italian works is theArnolfini Portraitby Jan van Eyck. Painted in 1434, it shows the wealthy merchant Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife holding hands. Then there is Rembrandt's famous self-portrait, painted when the artist was 34, in 1640. And we ca...
of the Hague in the bottom half of the frame and the modern skyscrapers that rise up behind them. The handsome building in the center is theMauritshuis Museumwhich houses paintings such as “The Girl with the Pearl Earring” and “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp” by Rembrandt. ...