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10 Rembrandt Etchings You Need to See This Summer in Amsterdam

In Rembrandt’s prints, you can see the whole of life passing you by, from the cradle to the grave. Every stage of life held something...

Guest Author 12 June 2026

Rembrandt van Rijn, The Storm on the Sea of Galilee Baroque

Rembrandt in 10 Paintings

Rembrandt was a Dutch Golden Age painter during the 17th century. He is known for being one of the greatest artists in art history due to the broad...

Anna Ingram 12 June 2026

Rembrandt, Abduction of Ganymede, 1635, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Abduction of Ganymede by Rembrandt

Rembrandt is less known for his mythological paintings, but their visual impact matches any of his religious images and secular portraits. The...

James W Singer 12 June 2026

Artist Stories

The Dutch Master of Selfies: Rembrandt’s 6 Magnificent Self-Portraits

Rembrandt van Rijn, one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art, was born 416 years ago in Leiden, Netherlands. Today, people take...

Zuzanna Stańska 12 June 2026

Baroque

15 Things You Didn’t Know About the Night Watch by Rembrandt

The Night Watch painted by Rembrandt van Rijn is a monumental canvas displayed today in the “Gallery of Honour” of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam,...

Zuzanna Stańska, Nicole Ganbold 12 June 2026

Herstory

Rosita Mauri—Ballerina from the Impressionist Paintings

Rosita Mauri was one of the most talented dancers of her generation, and her mastery on stage drew the attention of countless artists. They created...

Jimena Escoto 11 June 2026

Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, 1914-1916, Private Collection Painting

The Most Expensive Klimt in the World: $236M Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer

The gavel falls, and the Sotheby’s auction room in New York explodes into applause. Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has just shaken...

Javier Abel Miguel 11 June 2026

John Constable, The Hay Wain, 1821, The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom, Wikimedia. Romanticism

John Constable in 10 Paintings: Quietly Radical

John Constable’s The Hay Wain has become the embodiment of rural nostalgia: England’s “green and pleasant land” fixed in the dappled...

Catriona Miller 11 June 2026

Quiz

QUIZ: So You Think You Know British Art?

Ruxi Rusu 11 June 2026

Art State of Mind

The British Landscape in Art

The British landscape—where do we start? From Turner to Hogan, the British landscape presents a constant challenge to artists to capture its...

Sarah Mills 11 June 2026

Romanticism

The Great Vision of Nature: John Constable and William McTaggart

John Constable was captivated by the beauty of nature. However, during his lifetime, his landscapes received mixed reviews. He thought he would never...

Gokce Dyson 11 June 2026

Romanticism

The Poetry in Painting—Turner’s Ovid in Exile

This petite oil on canvas by J. M. W. Turner contains big things: big landscapes, big stories and big skies. It is an imagined scene from 1st-century...

Isla Phillips-Ewen 10 June 2026