Rembrandt broke new artistic ground by using a lead-based canvas for his masterpiece "The Night Watch," reveals new research. The Dutch artist used lead to protect his most famous painting from ...

Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits ... the task of showing people all that they wanted to see. Rembrandt, Hansken, 1637. Albertina Museum. For more than two ...

One painting that I use to think about this is Rembrandt van Rijn’s very famous work called Syndics of the Draper’s Guild. It’s a group portrait of wealthy, white merchants gathered around a ...

Five years after the start of an intensive examination of Rembrandt ... of the world-famous artwork has now begun. “The entire life of the 400-year-old painting is becoming visible again ...

And how is it reflected in the paintings of the time ... This is when many of the most famous Dutch painters worked, such as Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer . Their work was made possible ...

The works of Rembrandt on display in the Louvre in Paris provide the backdrop for the next coin in the series of French Excellence by Monnaie de Paris with gold and silver choices.