Rembrandt

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he painted or sketched his own image. Rembrandt painted or sketched
over fifty portraits just of himself! During the next few years three of
his four children died as babies, and in 1642 his wife died. Rembrandt made
most of his etchings during the 1630’s and 1640’s. His landscape paintings
are depiction’s of the land around him. One of Rembrandt’s most famous
paintings was known as 'The Night Watch', painted in 1642. It depicts a
group of city guardsmen waiting the command to fall in line. In the
foreground are two men, one in bright yellow, the other guardsmen is in
black. In the center of the painting is a little girl dressed in yellow.
Rembrandt was getting used to the life of luxury. From the time he
could afford to, he bought many paintings by other artists. By the 1650’s
he was spending so much, his house had to be auctioned off to pay
outstanding debts.
Even though Rembrandt is considered one of the greatest artists of
all time, his sketching ability is what brought ...

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