Rembrandt

[ rem-brant, -brahnt; Dutch rem-brahnt ]

noun

1. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn or van Ryn, 1606–69, Dutch painter.

Rembrandt

/ ˈrɛmbrænt /

noun

1. Rembrandt16061669MDutchARTS AND CRAFTS: painter full name Rembrandt Harmensz (or Harmenszoon ) van Rijn (or van Ryn ). 1606–69, Dutch painter, noted for his handling of shade and light, esp in his portraits

Rembrandt

1. A seventeenth-century Dutch painter, considered one of the greatest painters in history. Rembrandt's work, with its strong lights and deep shadows, has a unique intensity. The Night Watch is one of his best-known paintings.

Derived Forms

• ˌRembrandtˈesque, adjective

Other Words From

• Rembrandt·esque Rembrandt·ish adjective

Example Sentences

She owned original artworks by Rembrandt, Velazquez and Titian.

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Without any explanation we watch art restorers at work, and the painstaking, technical deconstruction of a Rembrandt.

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However, by the mid-1650s Rembrandt was in all kinds of trouble.

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Rembrandt: The Late Works will screen in theaters worldwide in 45 countries from February 17 in high definition.

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The beautiful pictures may partially dispel what an awful man Rembrandt seemed to be.

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You check up on a Rembrandt and you give your okay to a buyer and the dealer gives you a sweet kick-back.

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“Rembrandt,” article on, by Colvin (Edinburgh Review), xxiii.

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She was seventeen years his junior, and he has painted her as often as Rembrandt painted his Saskia.

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And Rembrandt died insolvent, while Sir Godfrey amassed a fortune!

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Leyden and Amsterdam as quickly recall to our minds the name of Rembrandt.

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