The Art of Rembrandt Few artists are as universally admired as Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). With a career spanning the 17th century Dutch Golden Age, Rembrandt created intimate and probing self portraits and monumental civic works like 1642s The Night Watch. In his lifetime Rembrandt experienced both great success and devastating failures. This talk will consider the breath of Rembrandt's work from brash early pictures to contemplative late ones. We'll also explore the evolution of his painting technique which has been described as a kind of alchemy. The Art of Rembrandt builds on the groundwork of the talk Dutch Golden Age Painting presented on 12 March. Image: Rembrandt van Rijn, The Night Watch Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, 1642, oil on canvas (12.45 x 14.87 ft.), Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam