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Rembrandt

Rembrandt

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A Dutch painter from the 1600s known for painting portraits and using light and shadow very well
  • proper noun
  • /ˈrɛmbrænt/
: Rembrandt
  • Banners announced special exhibits of eighteenth-century French crystal, Japanese swords, and the works of Rembrandt van Rijn.
  • painting by Rembrandt
  • portrait by Rembrandt
  • works by Rembrandt

They knew who Rembrandt was, but they were not experts in Rembrandt.

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Examples

  • The museum's exhibit featured several iconic pieces by Rembrandt.

  • Carver, what do you know about Rembrandt's " Night Watch"?

  • Have you heard of Rembrandt?

  • There is a painting, it's by Rembrandt.

  • On your right, those beautiful old houses can be seen in the paintings of our famous painter, Rembrandt.

  • Suppose that we look at two paintings by Rembrandt and recognize, at a glance, that they are both by Rembrandt.

    Academic text (2017)
  • These were works by Rembrandt, Canaletto and Vermeer.

  • Goya once said that his teachers were nature, Rembrandt and Velasquez.

  • He has shaped the study of Dutch art, especially the Golden Age works of Rembrandt and other Dutch masters.

  • There were walls of graphics, one room specializing in Orientals, elsewhere Rembrandt miniatures, Italian views, and French contemporaries.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

Rembrandt van Rijn
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Dutch painter and print maker from the 1600s known for his skill with light and shadow

emphasizes fame for portraits and mastery of light and shadow instead of a general greatest label
Rembrandt van Ryn
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A Dutch painter known for pictures of people and strong use of light and shadow

focuses on painting and etching rather than including drawing

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Rembrandt comes from old Dutch name parts Rem- and -brand, and the -brand part is like the English word brand, which can mean a 'fire' or a 'mark'. A helpful way to remember the painter Rembrandt is to think of a bright or burning light, which fits his famous use of light and shadow in his paintings.