Rembrandt

1606 – 1669, Dutch Painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is known for his mastery of dramatic light and shadow. His paintings show great depth and power, and his figures step dramatically out of the darkness into the spotlight, like actors on a stage. He aimed to show the emotions of his characters’. Rembrandt oriented himself towards the…

Turner

1775 – 1851, British Painter Joseph Mallord William Turner is considered one of the most revered British painters of all time. The painter of light had en enduring interest and deep respect for the old masters. He portrayed nature, from the most lyrical to the most destructive. Look for the sun – where it is; what it is doing;…

Vermeer

1632 – 1675, Dutch Painter Johannes (Jan) Vermeer van Delft is regarded as one of the finest Dutch genre painters, a master of light. However, he was not very well know in his own lifetime and remained forgotten until the end of the 19th century. Vermeer’s paintings are still lifes with human beings. Paintings with…

Caravaggio

1571 – 1610, Italian Painter Caravaggio was, and still is, an extraordinarily influential artist, a contemporary of Shakespeare (1564 – 1616). He was born in Milan in 1571, moved to Rome in 1592, and died near Naples of malarial fever at the age of 38. He was an artist with a serious criminal record, murder. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is known for…