Saskia was from a rich family with claims of aristocracy, and Rembrandt was the son of a miller, with whom the Saskia family didn’t really want to intermarry. In the

Painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn “Still Life with a Peacock”. Still life size 145 x 135,5 cm, wood, oil. Rembrandt could not help but pay tribute to

This work on the biblical theme illustrates the scene from the second book of Kings and is considered one of the best works of Dutch realism in 17th-century portrait painting.

REMBRANDT LIVING, it would seem, in a limited world, never leaving the borders of the Netherlands. However, despite the small area, the Netherlands almost the entire XVII century was the

Tovit is an Israeli, distinguished by his righteousness in his home country and did not leave the pious Assyrian government and generally experienced a number of tests, including blindness, which

In 1634, he married Saskia van Elenburg, a representative of the top Amsterdam society. This marriage associated the artist with the wealthy circles of society, joined the ranks of his

Painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn “The Sacrifice of Abraham”. The size of the painting is 193 x 132 cm, oil on canvas. Abraham, the Old Testament patriarch

For nearly twenty years, Rembrandt painted landscapes from time to time, but apparently, after 1654, he left this occupation. What we know about his business suggests that this decision may

Painting of the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn “Hendrickje, entering the river”. The size of the painting is 62 x 47 cm, oil on canvas. The third companion of life

The painting of the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn “David and Jonathan” or “David’s Farewell to Jonathan”. The size of the picture is 73 x 62 cm, wood, oil. The

Rembrandt died at the age of sixty-three, Hendrickje died two years earlier. This was a new great tragedy in the life of the master. After the death of his wife,

BEFORE NAMI THAT, that survived from the big picture, damaged during the fire and cut down to the real sizes. In one of Rembrandt’s drawings, apparently a trial sketch, the

Rembrandt wrote himself in different angles, in all sorts of guises. Sometimes he judged himself with a sober look, noticing the signs of old age on his blue, flabby face,

This charming portrait of the young Saskia was written that year when she married Rembrandt. The pensive, but undoubtedly happy face of the girl is fully consistent with the feelings

Painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn “The Blinding of Samson”. The size of the painting is 236 x 302 cm, oil on canvas. Samson – the famous biblical