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'''Rembrandt''' (full name ''Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn'') (Leiden 1606 - Amsterdam 1669), was the most acclaimed painter in the [[Netherlands]]—the greatest of the "Dutch Masters." He considered himself a religious painter, but he is most famous for his [[portraits]]. Rembrandt produced about 600 paintings including his more than 90 self portraits, he made 300 etchings, and an estimated number of about 1,400 drawings. Most of his drawings look unfinished, but he stated a drawing is finished when the artist has fulfilled his intentions. Some of his most famous paintings are: Nightwatch (1642), The Syndics of The Cloth Guild (1662), Bathsheba at Her Bath (1654), [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Rembrandt_Jacob_Blessing_the_Sons_of_Joseph.JPG Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (1656)], a [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Rembrandt_Self_Portrait.jpga Self Portrait (1659) ], and Jewish Bride (1667). Rembrandt's paintings are known for their depiction of light and shadow. The increasing number of portraits by Rembrandt and others demonstrated the new emphasis on [[individualism]] in the Renaissance.
The last years of Rembrandt's life were spent in increasing poverty and sadness. <ref>[http://www.oldandsold.com/articles29/art-stories-3.shtml The Syndics Of The Cloth Hall]</ref>
