Rembrandt van Rijn – Self-Portrait National Gallery of Art (Washington)

There are no words, only emotions. The volumetric image is wonderful, the color palette is amazing, and so much more. Thank you for your incredible gallery.

великий Рубенс, вечный пример для подражания!

простите, внесу поправку – Рембрант, хотя Рубенс тоже прекрасен!

Восхитительно!!!

The past few years had been particularly difficult for Rembrandt. His beloved wife Saskia and his only son Titus both passed away. He began losing clients in the 1640s. His property was sold off. For the rest of his life, the artist remained an insolvent debtor.

In the 1650s, Rembrandts brushwork reached its peak. He increasingly abandoned the flashy ornamentation in his paintings, narrowed the range of his palette, muted it, and at the same time, he expanded the new richness by extracting symphonies of shades from a single color.

The past few years had been particularly difficult for Rembrandt. His beloved wife Saskia and his only son Titus passed away. In the 1940s, he began to lose clients. His property was sold off. For the rest of his life, the artist remained an insolvent debtor.

In the 1650s, Rembrandts brush reached its peak. He increasingly abandoned the ostentatious settings in his paintings, narrowed the range of his palette, muted it, and at the same time, he expanded to the utmost that new richness, extracting manevgen from a single color.

Rembrandts great art never experienced periods of decline. Neither joyful nor dramatic, nor tragic events diminished the creative power of his brush. Moreover, they seemed to enrich the masters imagination, soul, and psyche with a unique understanding of matter and knowledge of lifes mysteries. This is evidenced by the artists later masterpieces. The works of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn represent the greatest phenomenon not only in Dutch painting but also in all of modern world art; their universal significance is undeniable. The magical field of Rembrandts light envelops figures and faces with a golden halo, the radiant glow gently highlights volumes, while the relief of thick brushstrokes applied to transparent surfaces transforms and poetizes the world, revealing its hidden depths.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is one of the greatest geniuses, and generations of people have learned from, learn from, and will continue to learn from his paintings. His works humanize society. Humanity without such individuals would have long since deteriorated.