Birth name Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Born July 15, 1606)Leiden, Netherlands

Died October 4, 1669 (aged 63)Amsterdam, Netherlands

Nationality Dutch

http://www.artmm.com/ARTMM/Images/Portfolio/Rembrandt/Rembrandt-Signature.jpg, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt

Self Portraits

Dramatic lighting

http://emptyeasel.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/rembrandt-self-portrait-1629.jpg, http://williambayphotography.com/portrait-photography/cinematic-lighting/

Rembrandt lighting

Etchings

http://www.rembrandtpainting.net/rmbrdnt_selected_etchings/rembrandt_etchings.htm

Night Watch

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/X_PICT0073.jpg

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