Rembrandt

[rem-brant, -brahnt, rem-brahnt]

noun

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

Rembrandt

/ ˈrɛmbrænt /

noun

1. 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.

Other Word Forms

• Rembrandtesque adjective
• Rembrandtish adjective

Example Sentences

At the time, after being examined by an art expert, the police said: "It was, as suspected, a copy and not a lost masterpiece by Rembrandt van Rijn."

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A Rembrandt painting is beginning a national tour, with viewers urged to meditate on the work to boost their mental health.

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Also in the evacuation zone is the Getty Center, a hilltop museum that holds more than 125,000 artworks, including masterpieces by Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Rubens, Monet and Degas.

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The largest restoration of Rembrandt's masterpiece, The Night Watch, began at the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam.

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“It’s a master study of a painting by Odd Nerdrum, a modern painter who is inspired by Rembrandt,” she explains.

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