On January 3, 1638, the Schouwburg on Amsterdam’s Keizersgracht canal opened its doors. Modeled after the Teatro Olimpico in the Italian city of Vicenza, the first public theater in the Dutch Republic ...
Simon Schama explores the final works of Rembrandt van Rijn prior to the artist’s death in 1669. Historian Simon Schama explores the final works of Rembrandt van Rijn in the years leading up to the ...
When Rembrandt van Rijn unveiled The Night Watch in 1642, it was unlike anything audiences had seen before. While typical military portraits showed men in stationary poses, the Dutch artist’s painting ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. If the dog in one corner of Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” painting looks a little out of ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X "Self-portrait, Wearing a Flat Cap," Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1642. Credit: "Rembrandt: masterpieces ...