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1631 In Art
Events from the year 1631 in art. Events *Rembrandt moves to the home of Hendrick van Uylenburgh at Sint Antoniesbreestraat in Amsterdam. Works * Willem Claesz Heda - Still lifes * Judith Leyster - '':File:Judith Leyster The Proposition.jpg, The Rejected Offer'' * Nicolas Poussin - ''Kingdom of Flora'' * Rembrandt **''Presentation in the Temple'' (usually called "Simeon in the Temple"), the earliest important composition of the artist known **''Simeon's Song of Praise'' **''Christ Alone'' **''The Crucifixion'' **'':File:B007 Rembrandt.jpg, Self portrait in a soft hat and embroidered cloak'' (etching) * José de Ribera - Landscape (Hospital de Tavera, Toledo, Spain) * Nicholas Stone - funerary monuments (London) ** :File:Saint Paul 5.jpg, John Donne (Old St Paul's Cathedral)Halliday, E. E. (1967). ''Cultural History of England''. London: Thames & Hudson. p. 154. ** Sir George Villiers and the Countess of Buckingham (Westminster Abbey) * Francisco de Zurbarán - ''Apotheosis of Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history.Gombrich, p. 420. Unlike most Dutch masters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of style 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 of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age, when Dutch art (especially Dutch painting), whilst antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was prolific and innovative. This era gave rise to important new genres. Like many artists of the Dutch Golden Age, such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
