George bought art and bought well, some fine paintings by Rembrandt (Portrait of Jan Rijcksen and Griet Jans, “The Shipbuilder and his Wife”), Rubens and other Old Masters. He also bought British art, this Gainsborough (Diana and Actaeon) and an excellent James Ward, for example.

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Plague visionaries: how and tackled Much of Europe’s greatest is haunted by – but amid the death are testimonies of love. Can these masterpieces guide us through today’s crisis? https://t.co/qb2HHRCTEA

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“The storm on the sea of Galilée”. (1633). Dutch golden age painter Rembrandt van Rijn.

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I’ve been working on this painting for 7 weeks now. The original reference was a Rembrandt painting. I’ve been struggling with this from the start and now after 7 weeks I decided to scrap all of the background and put her in a swamp. One day left on it next week.

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The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
-1633, Rembrandt

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Rembrandt.
Christ before Pilate, 1636.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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He charged his students hefty fees and made money from their works. Arnold Houbraken, biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters, wrote that he was so greedy, Rembrandt’s students painted gold and silver coins on the floor to see him try to pick them up…

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Muy recomendable la exposición temporal, y el retrato en Ámsterdam, 1590-1670

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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn-Never went abroad, but was influenced by the Italian masters & Netherlandish artists who had studied in Italy, like Pieter Lastman, the Utrecht Caravaggists, and Flemish Baroque Peter Paul Rubens. For 20 years he taught many important Dutch painters

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Pieter Lastman(1583–1633)Dutch painter. Painter of history pieces, his pupils included Rembrandt & Jan Lievens. Paid careful attention 2 faces, hands & feet. 1604-1607 in Italy & influenced by Caravaggio. Pupils included B Breenbergh, N Lastman, Pieter Nedek & Jan Albertsz Rotius

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The Smithsonian has released to the public domain almost 3 million high-res images. Rembrandt etching, Moran's palette and brushes, Trost Richards gouache landscapes. Time-sink warning. https://t.co/Jxqr25kRuJ

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The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, 1633 by Rembrandt van Rijn

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Rembrandt van Rijn(1606-1669)Dutch draughtsman/painter/printmaker Innovative, prolific master in 3 media.1 of the greatest visual artists in history of art & most important in Dutch art history. Works depict wide range of style & subject matter. Influenced by the Italian masters

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Rembrandt, Self-portrait, 1668

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Rembrandt, Self-portrait, 1658

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He was the ultimate Academician in that his first concern was status & clique whereas those artists of stature choose their own path (Rembrandt, Kollwitz, Rego & Goya etc). Lady Frances Finch (1781-2), Captain Coussmaker (c1782), Self (1780) & Countess Spencer (1781-2)

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The painter sought to present himself as Rembrandt in his self-portrait. An unfortunate choice. He created ravishing portraits, however. Frederick Howard (1769), Georgina Cavendish (c1775-6), Self-Portrait (1775) & Lady Worsley (1776)

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https://t.co/TqNRqitG3J - Dal 21 febbraio al 15 giugno le Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica presentano la mostra “Rembrandt alla Galleria Corsini: l’Autoritratto come san Paolo”. L'articolo di per https://t.co/kvTHUGKvB8

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Contrappunti è alla Galleria per l’anteprima stampa della "Rembrandt alla Galleria Corsini: l’Autoritratto come san Paolo", a cura di Alessandro Cosma.

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Adam Elsheimer’s Flight into Egypt (1609), painted just a few months before his premature death, was the first naturalistic depiction of the night sky in Renaissance art, & influenced Rembrandt’s own Flight into Egypt (at R), done 30 years later

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