Unit 2: Rembrandt

Aside from Da Vinci and Picasso, Rembrandt is one of the most known and recognizable painters over the world. In fact, it always has been like that. Perhaps people recognize him because of his unique way to capture people’s emotions in his portraits or because of his ability to capture multiple feelings in his landscapes. His technique is also very well used by painters of the baroque that made him one of the most important exponents of the Dutch golden age. Although I have read that one of the inspirational factor for his technique has do to with Caravaggio’s dark coloring and the representation of religious figures, I can find a pastel coloring technique-like that reminds me of Gennady Spirin. In comparison with most baroque’s artists, Rembrandt finds a way to eliminate, if possible, the darkness and hidden elements of that time in his paintings. Instead, he captures his clients’ pure soul through their eyes and facial gestures. Additionally, the fact that because he as many other artists where tired of the same style in paintings, the rise of printmaking gave him a different way of expression. It is possible to say that people will always find a place in the heads of the people of any age because he made what a few painters express in their paintings, and that is someone else’s feelings.