Rembrandt van Rijn | |
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Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar (1659) by Rembrandt | |
Born | Leiden, Dutch Republic (now Netherlands) | 15 July 1606
Died | 4 October 1669 Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (now Netherlands) | (aged 63)
Nationality | Dutch |
Field | Painting, Printmaking |
Movement | Dutch Golden Age Baroque |
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Leiden, 15 July 1606 – Amsterdam, 4 October 1669) was a famous Dutch painter and artist.
He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history, and the most important in Dutch history.p420 His contributions to art came in a period that historians call the Dutch Golden Age.