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Marketplace in an Italian Town

Dutch / German / Italian / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 11 months ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of “Marketplace in an Italian Town with itinerant toothpuller” by Johannes Lingelbach, 1651.  The artist was twenty-nine years old when he created this masterpiece.  He was a Dutch painter born in Frankfurt, Germany and moved with his father to Amsterdam when he was twelve.  In his mid twenties he traveled in Italy where this masterpiece was created.  He returned to Amsterdam in 1653 and married.  His work showed considerable influence from Caravaggio and its popularity led to a deep influence of chiaroscuro on later Dutch artists.  He died in Amsterdam in 1674.  This masterpiece is 86 cm wide and 68.5 cm high and is in the Rijksuseum, Amsterdam.

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The Shipwreck

Academician / Dutch / Paintings (Reproductions) / Sea Scapes - 12 months ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of “The Shipwreck” of 1775 by Hendrik Kobell.  This Dutch artist was twenty-four years old when this was produced having been born in Rotterdam.  He had studied in Rotterdam and England but returned to the Netherlands in 1770 when he began to study in Amsterdam under Jacob de Vos and Cornelis Ploos van Amstel.  He was soon elected to the Academy after which he settled in Rotterdam.  His oils and watercolors were noted for their realism.  He was quite successful and died in Rotterdam on August 3, 1799.  This work is 134 cm wide and 92 cm high and is at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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The Dutch and English Fleets

Dutch / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of “The Dutch and English fleets meet on the way to Boulogne in 1805″ by Martinus Schouman of 1806.  This traditional depiction of naval warfare was produced when Schouman was thirty-six years old.  He was a master of seascapes and the son of a sea captain.  He studied under his uncle Aert Schouman in the Hague and became one of the foremost sea painters of his day operating out of his studio at Dordrecht.  He moved to Breda in 1841 and died there eight years later.  This painting documents the meeting of the British and Dutch fleets during the later stages of Napoleon’s planning for his invasion of Britain.  This masterpiece is in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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The Stone Bridge by Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1638

Dutch / Paintings (Reproductions) / Rembrandt - 1 year ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of “The Stone Bridge” by Rembardnt van Rijn.  This is the only typically Dutch landscape executed by Rembrandt and it highlights dramatic contrasts between the sun shining on trees and a cottage in the center of the work with darkening areas in both the left foreground and the right town in the distance.  This is an early work of Rembrandt having been created when he was about thirty-two years old.  This masterpiece is in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Dutch / Inspirational prints / Paintings (Reproductions) / Rembrandt - 1 year ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of Rembrandt’s Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem of 1630. It is currently in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. This is one of Rembrandt’s best works painted before he moved from Leiden to Amsterdam. This is a wonderful study of the human condition and masterfully portrays deep disappointment and sadness that often creeps to our lives

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Democritus by Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1628

Dutch / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

A reproduction of the masterpiece by Hendrick ter Brugghen, “Democritus” of 1628.  This work exemplifies Ter Brugghen’s preference for half-length figures as well as his love of the contrast between bright and somber surfaces.  Democritus was the Greek philosopher who laughed at the world and also was the first to come up with the idea of atoms.  He was the most influential of the pre-Socratic philosophers and was thoroughly despised by Plato.    This work is currently in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Hendrick ter Brugghen was a leading Dutch follower of the Italian Michelangelo Caravaggio.  He was born in about 1588 and at an early age moved with his family to Utrecht.  He was in Rome in 1604 where he was heavily influenced by Caravaggio asd well as Carracci, Domenichino and Reni.  He favored half-length figures and strong contrasts between light and dark surfaces.  Though he died early in 1629 at the age of 41, his influence was widespread in the next generation of Dutch Masters.

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Heraklitus by Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1628

Baroque / Dutch / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

A reproduction of the masterpiece by Hendrick ter Brugghen, “Heraklitus” of 1628.  This work exemplifies Ter Brugghen’s preference for half-length figures as well as his love of the contrast between bright and somber surfaces.  Heraklitus was the Greek philosopher who taught that change was the essence of the universe.  His famous quote was “you cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters are ever flowing on to you.”  This work is currently in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Hendrick ter Brugghen was a leading Dutch follower of the Italian Michelangelo Caravaggio.  He was born in about 1588 and at an early age moved with his family to Utrecht.  He was in Rome in 1604 where he was heavily influenced by Caravaggio asd well as Carracci, Domenichino and Reni.  He favored half-length figures and strong contrasts between light and dark surfaces.  Though he died early in 1629 at the age of 41, his influence was widespread in the next generation of Dutch Masters.

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The Night Watch by Rembrandt, 1642

Paintings (Reproductions) / Rembrandt - 2 years ago - troycapc

Below is a reproduction of “De Nachtwacht” by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn of 1642. This is one of the greatest paintings of all time. Its proper title is “The Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Rutenburch” and it is on display in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The painting is known for its large size, effective use of Chiaroscuro (the dramatic juxtaposition of extremities in lightness and dark) and the perception of motion that Rembrandt was able to engender within it. It was commissioned by the captain and members of a company of civic guards.  It was quite fashionable at the time for such groups to have joint portraits done.

Dimensionality

In “The Night Watch,” the visual effect is almost three dimensional as Rembrandt shows thrust and sweep in the placement of hands, arms and spears in the image. Part of the effect is due to the masterful use of Chiaroscuro. There is a popular myth that this painting had a poor reception which marked the decline in Rembrandt’s work in the 1640′s. Though there is no evidence for the story as the painting was very well received, shortly afterward Rembrandt’s work did in fact become less popular.

The Artist

Many consider Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn one of the greatest of all painters. He was born on July 15, 1606 in Leiden to a wealthy family of millers and bakers. He left University at the age of fourteen and four years later opened a school with his friend Jan Lievens. He came to the attention of Prince Frederick Hendrik in 1629 and moved to Amsterdam two years later.  From this earlier period comes his famous Abraham and Isaac of 1634.  Rembrandt soon became the most famous of all the Dutch masters and much of his popularity came from his uncanny ability to make his merchant subjects appear heroic. He gave social drama to his corporate portraits, of which “The Night Watch” is the most famous.

Decline

The decline in the artist’s fortunes could possibly be attributed to the growing simplicity of his style, or it may have been his reaction to growing criticism of his work. Newly at peace with Spain, Dutch tastes became more extravagant just when Rembrandt’s style was becoming more refined.  This can be seen in his “Head of Christ” of 1652.   He grew further out of favor and was bankrupt in 1656 after the death of his wife and three out of four of his children.

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In Rembrandt’s last years he lived in reduced circumstances and worked as an employee of his son’s art dealership. His work for the Amsterdam City Hall, the “Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis,” was rejected in 1662.  Yet from that same year come one of his greatest works, “The Return of the Prodigal Son.” Regardless, Rembrandt was still renown throughout Europe, and Cosimo de’ Medici, grand duke of Tuscany, visited him in 1667. His son Titus died in 1668 and Rembrandt himself on October 4, 1669. He was buried in an unmarked grave.

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