Jewish New Year Cards - The Sending of Rosh Hashanah Greetings is A Tradition Revived Sep 10, 2008
- based on paintings by Rembrandt van Rijn of biblical scenes and themes, including the binding of Isaac particularly germane to Rosh Hashana, as well as the patriarchs Jacob and Joseph, King Saul and King David, the prophet Jeremiah, the biblical hero Sampson, King Uzziah, and the famous scene of Balthazar's Feast from which the phrase the handwriting is on the wall became famous. The Modern Collection also includes the , ideal for use year-round as personalized greeting and note-cards,... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Re-View Exhibition at Harvard Art M... Aug 22, 2008
(1632) by Rembrandt van Rijn. Odalisque with a Slave (1839-40) by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres; and. (Suite101.com)
* Art with a capital A, and acting, too Aug 22, 2008
STARRING: Martin Freeman (Rembrandt van Rijn), Emily Holmes (Hendrickje), Eva Birthistle (Saskia), Jodhi May (Geertje), Toby Jones (Gerard Dou). RUNNING TIME: 134 MINUTES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Holland America Line's New ms Eurodam Blends Traditional Dutch Art and New Works Jun 27, 2008
The painting, part of The New Nightwatch project in 2006 to honor Rembrandt van Rijn, at first appears like Rembrandt's original, until one notices slight changes in the figures' positions. It is accompanied by a selection of additional Rembrandt interpretations, his finest self-portraits and sketches showing his development as an artist. (PR Newswire)
Art auction to benefit charitable society May 10, 2008
Artwork by various artists, including Thomas Kinkade, Salvador Dali, Rembrandt van Rijn and Andy Warhol will be featured. Opening bids will be up to 50 percent less than traditional framed gallery pieces. (Brookline TAB, MA)
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A Master Among Masters At The Met Dec 25, 2007
A self portrait, dated 1660, of Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn ... And Rembrandt van Rijn, master of old masters, is still the star of the show. (CBS News -- US)
In Which World Gallery Nov 12, 2007
The Jewish Bride by Rembrandt van Rijn. Also known as The Loving Couple, this painting (1666) has charmed viewers for centuries because it stirs understandings of tender, loving intimacy between a man and a woman. (Suite101.com)
More of this story Oct 28, 2007
The unidentified winning bidder may have concluded that it was a self-portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn, despite expert opinion. and inject your own brand of fun and attitude into the copy and the headlines. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
'The Age of Rembrandt': starring patrons of a Golden Age Sep 21, 2007
With his opulent paint, acute ambition, stumblebum's mug and pilgrim's soul, Rembrandt van Rijn was a god of 17th-century European art. Some 20 paintings by him - the largest number outside Amsterdam - pulse through "The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art," a show with an elusive heart. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
From Paris to Denver: Louvre art travels west Aug 15, 2007
Works in the October through January exhibition include pieces by Anthony van Dyck, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Nicolas Poussin, Rembrandt van Rijn, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Diego Velazquez and Gianlorenzo Bemini. Slide show. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Bite-Size Art Jun 19, 2007
" And with it the series turns toward an inquiry implicit in its title, pondering the "power" of artworks compared with that of armies and politicians. Schama represents "Guernica" -- Picasso's great protest against the unprovoked German and Italian bombing of a defenseless Basque city -- as his greatest work, after which followed "the longest, saddest anti-climax in the history of art": the remaining three decades of Picasso's career. Never mind real and possible arguments to the contrary.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Name the Dutch Artist Apr 15, 2007
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 1669) was a prolific and talented painter, etcher, and draftsman who modeled himself after the great Italian artists like Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian. He is certainly as famous as them: his name symbolizes an entire art history movement known as the Dutch Golden Age (roughly coinciding with the 17th century). (Suite101.com)
Graphic display of genius (Joanna Shaw-Eagle) Dec 2, 2006
The world recognizes the artist Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) as one of its most spiritual and humane -- and what better excuse to celebrate his genius than the 400th-anniversary of his birth. With "Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings," the National Gallery of Art joins a multitude of museums in honoring this master of graphic art. (Washington Times)
Hitler painting by German forger for sale Oct 18, 2006
But the small-time peddler of Nazi paraphernalia continued his career as a forger behind bars, copying paintings by Claude Monet, Rembrandt van Rijn and Vincent Van Gogh. Kujau even produced a number of paintings of Hitler. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Last chance to see Rembrandts: ‘Sordid and Sacred' will close on Oct. 14 Oct 6, 2006
The exhibition includes more than 30 rarely-seen etchings by the 17th-century Dutch master Rembrandt Van Rijn (1606-1664) ... Strolling Musicians c.1635, etching on laid paper by Rembrandt Van Rijn Provided photo. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Nation: Rembrandt exhibit making rare U.S. tour Sep 24, 2006
Six paintings and several etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn as well as works from other Dutch masters long housed in the Netherlands' national Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam are hanging in the Dayton Art Institute on the first stop of a U.S. tour. The traveling exhibit opens to the public on Sunday and will be in this Midwestern city for three months before moving on to Phoenix and then Portland, Ore. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Dutch add wind turbines offshore Sep 21, 2006
They say the towering mechanical structures are blighting landscapes that once inspired Dutch painters like Rembrandt van Rijn. We have such a flat country, normally nothing blocks your view of the sky, said Jim Mollet, leader of an anti-windmill group that claims 15,000 members. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Summer Styles At The Met Sep 4, 2006
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is celebrating the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt van Rijn. The Dutch artist, born in 1606, is considered by many to be one of the most important artists of the 17th century. (CBS New York, NY)
Rembrandt's work still has lessons to teach the postmodern world Jul 23, 2006
The show placed paintings, drawings and prints by Rembrandt van Rijn alongside similar works made by his pupils, emulators and forgers. It dramatized authentication issues by putting the viewer's own eyes, judgment and memory to the test, trying to peg which works experts then accepted as genuine and why. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dutch art lovers celebrate Rembrandt's 400th birthday Jul 16, 2006
AMSTERDAM Art enthusiasts dressed up as the 17th-century nobles, beggars, priests and prostitutes portrayed in the paintings of Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn, honouring the 400th anniversary Saturday of his birth. Celebrations centred on Leiden, where Rembrandt was born July 15, 1606, and Amsterdam, where he did his greatest work, suffered personal tragedies and died in 1669. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Rembrandt in Leiden Jul 15, 2006
You wouldn't suspect that Rembrandt van Rijn was born on this spot on July 15 1606 and lived here almost all his first 25 years because, early in the 20th century, in a typical case of Leiden's neglect, his house was torn down. Only a stone from the original house survives, built into the current building, bearing a plaque with the painter's name. (Financial Times)
Dutch celebrate Rembrandt at 400 Jul 14, 2006
APThisself-portrait by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn, valued at more than $40million,was stolen in 2000. It was recovered five years later. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Musical celebrates Dutch master Rembrandt Jul 13, 2006
Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (C), his wife Saskia (L) and his lover Geertje Dircx (R) are portrayed in a musical about the painter's life in the Carre theater in Amsterdam, July 11, 2006. The musical is part of the 400th anniversary of the birth of the most famous Dutch painter of the 17th century, Rembrandt van Rijn ... Rembrandt van Rijn is played by actor Henk Poort, Saskia is played by actress Wieneke Remmers and Geertje Dircx is played by Annick Boer. (Xinhuanet, China)
Drawn to excellence (Joanna Shaw-Eagle) May 13, 2006
Where else can visitors see not only major drawings from 1340 to the 17th century but also first-class examples of 17th- and 18th-century greats such as Rembrandt van Rijn -- who literally "drew" with light in the landscapes shown here -- and the comparably light-filled brown penned- and washed-works by the 18th-century Italian Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. The last room, with the latest and most painterly of these drawings, gives us a strangely beautiful "Cactus Man" portrait by Odilon Redon and... (Washington Times)
New Rembrandt film planned May 2, 2006
British actor Martin Freeman will play Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn in "Nightwatching," a film being shot in Amsterdam, it was reported Monday. Peter Greenaway is directing for his longtime collaborator, Dutch producer Kees Kasander, The Hollywood Reporter said. (Washington Times, DC)
Read More... Mar 22, 2006
Certainly Rembrandt van Rijn did not feel an obligation to make his human subjects noble, let alone perfect. That is why, though not always a realist, he is the first god of realism after Caravaggio. (Disinformation)
Branding Rembrandt: Anniversary Turns Old Master Into Modern Profit Center Mar 6, 2006
Rembrandt van Rijn is to Amsterdam what Mozart is to Salzburg -- a treasure and a profit center. When ``The Night Watch,'' weighing 375 pounds, was moved within the Rijksmuseum in 2003, the four-hour procedure was shown via a live Web cast. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
British Museum to hold display in Beijing Mar 3, 2006
" World-famous sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome, and paintings from Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello Sanzio and Rembrandt Van Rijn, will also be on display, Guo added. "This is the first co-operation between our museum and the British Museum, and I hope we will have more exchanges in the future," Guo said. (Source: China Daily) Related Story 000006C4 000005DC - - - - - - France opens inquiry into alleged CIA prisoner flights - - - - - - - - - - 000002CB Copyright ?2003 Xinhua News Agency. All... (Xinhuanet, China)
