Rembrandt

The Blinding of Samson, 93"x119", oil on linen, Rembrandt, 1636, Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt, Germany

The path to becoming a good painter must include the lifelong study of great painters. Rembrandt and Cezanne have to be carefully considered by the serious student because of the strength of their pictorial ideas and expressions.

Rembrandt is widely considered one of the most important visual artists in history. Why? What does his work tell us? There is never a equivalent substitute for contemplating any art work first-hand. With that said, there are several informative web sites which include fair-to-good web reproductions of his work.

Link Rembrandtpainting.net

Link A Web Catalog of Rembrandt Paintings

Link Detroit Institute of Arts, Mostly Etchings, Excellent Zoom Feature