Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn
Alias: van Rijn or Ryn
Nationality: Dutch
Date of birth: 1606.07.15
Place of birth: Leyden
Date of death: 1669.10.08
Place of death: Amsterdam
Category: artist
Nationality: Dutch
Date of birth: 1606.07.15
Place of birth: Leyden
Date of death: 1669.10.08
Place of death: Amsterdam
Category: artist
Identity:
Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn was a painter and etcher.
Life:
He was greatly admired by Whistler, who saw his work in Holland and England. Whistler's etchings were often compared to those of Rembrandt, which had an enormous influence on him.
Bibliography:
Bénézit, E., Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 8 vols, Paris, 1956-61; The Grove Dictionary of Art Online, ed. L. Macy. Lochnan, Katharine A., The Etchings of James McNeill Whistler, New Haven and London, 1984 .
