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Introduction
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), a Dutch baroque artist ranks as one of the greatest painters in the history of Western art. Rembrandt possessed a profound understanding of human nature that was matched by a brilliant technique, not only in painting but in drawing and etching. Rembrandts work has enormous impact on his contemporaries and influenced the style of many later artists. No painter has ever equaled Rembrandt’s disposition of highlights and shadows in a painting or his bold impasto.
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