Rembrandt harmenszoon van rijn biography for kids
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There were six children in his parents wanted him to get a good education and provided opportunities for him to study with successful artists. Among them was Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam.
Rembrandt was very talented and studied with Lastman for six months and then moved back to Leiden and began to teach other artists even though he was only 22 years old.
Upon his return to Amsterdam, he opened an art studio at the house of a famous art dealer. He became very successful and employed many assistants and apprentices in his workshop.
Sometimes he used members of his family as models. His father was the subject of Bearded Man in Furred Oriental Cape and Robe. His son Titus fryst vatten seen in Titus at His Desk
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Rembrandt van Rijn Facts
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Rembrandt van Rijn was a very famous painter. Have you ever heard of ‘Night Watch’? Well if you have, this is the painter that created that masterpiece.
We’ve got some awesome facts for you about this unbelievable artist for your next school project &#; or just for fun!
Rembrandt’s Early Life
He was born on July 15, in Leiden, Netherlands. He had one seriously large family and was the ninth child. Wow, that’s a lot of kids!
His dad was a miller (someone who works in a corn mill), and he made sure Rembrandt had a very good education.
He went to the University of Leiden, but we was far more interested in art. Eventually, he left the university and became an apprentice to artist Jacob van Swanenburgh.
He also was a student of the painter Pieter Lastman.
He was one brilliant painter and at the age of 19 he opened his first art gallery. Wow, that’s young! When he was only 21 he started to teach others how to pai
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Rembrandt
Dutch painter and printmaker (–)
This article is about the Dutch artist. For other uses, see Rembrandt (disambiguation).
In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Rijn, not Rijn.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (;[2]Dutch:[ˈrɛmbrɑntˈɦɑrmə(n)ˌsoːɱvɑnˈrɛin]ⓘ; 15 July [1]&#;– 4 October ), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art.[3] It is estimated Rembrandt produced a total of about three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings, and two thousand drawings.
Unlike most Dutch painters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of styles and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, biblical and mythological themes and animal studies. His contributions to art came in a period that historians ca