Baroque Era Rembrandt Research Paper

Out of all the artists of the Baroque era Rembrandt is by far the easiest to recognize. Understandably he is known for his countess paintings and etchings. A large part of his works consisted of biblical characters and sense which indicates that he was a Christian and that his faith influenced his work. However, what truly motivated him and why he painted and etched is still not known. Despite many claims that he visited many countries throughout Europe it is most likely that he stayed in his own country of The Netherlands where he was born on 1606, July 15. He was the youngest of ten children in his family. Unlike most artists he did not come from a family of artists or craftsmen. Instead his father was a miller and his mother a daughter of a baker. As with other children of his age, he went to elementary school. Later his family sent him to a Latin school, his family being able to afford it, where he learned classically in subjects such as Latin, biblical passages, art and the like. He began his work as an artist, which he
Less recognized but equally if not more incredible are his etchings, made with such skill as to resemble a sketch rather than an etching. But predominate throughout all of his work, if taken as a whole, is the prevalence of Christian images and self-portraits. The Christian images were quite common in Baroque Art, with the Catholic Church having a great influence. Akin to other artists in the Baroque era the Catholic Church directly influenced his art. However his great number of self-portraits is quite unique and was not seen in until van Gough. He painted and etched landscapes and historical and biblical sense, but what he focused on was portraits. In fact, many of his most recognized paintings are portraits such as The Return of The Prodigal Son, many of his self-portraits and the erroneously named Night Watch, which was actually set during the day were portraits of one kind or