Rembrandt

[ rem-brant, -brahnt; Dutch rem-brahnt ]

noun

1. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn or van Ryn, 1606–69, Dutch painter.

Rembrandt

/ ˈrɛmbrænt /

noun

1. Rembrandt16061669MDutchARTS AND CRAFTS: painter full name Rembrandt Harmensz (or Harmenszoon ) van Rijn (or van Ryn ). 1606–69, Dutch painter, noted for his handling of shade and light, esp in his portraits

Rembrandt

1. A seventeenth-century Dutch painter, considered one of the greatest painters in history. Rembrandt's work, with its strong lights and deep shadows, has a unique intensity. The Night Watch is one of his best-known paintings.

Derived Forms

• ˌRembrandtˈesque, adjective

Other Words From

• Rembrandt·esque Rembrandt·ish adjective

Example Sentences

Made for Amsterdam's Arquebusiers Guild Hall, Rembrandt van Rijn's 1642 oil painting is one of the earliest to portray a group in action.

From BBC

Mr Shoa said it was a "dream come true" that his work would appear alongside artists including Rembrandt and Lucian Freud.

From BBC

In their old age, the Jaffés bought a villa in Nice, France, and filled it with art by Rembrandt, Goya, J.M.W.

From New York Times

Another camp believes that almost any spray-can concerto is art, and the sprayer an embryo Rembrandt.

From Los Angeles Times

In a dozen museums across the country, I looked for Rembrandt’s portraits, Bonnard’s landscapes, and Georgia O’Keeffe’s flowers.

From Salon