Monday, March 4, 2019

rembrandt at 350



I'll never forget walking up to this painting in Amsterdam as a 9 year old kid. I didn't know anything about it except that it was big, bright, and beautiful - and that the figures on the canvas looked like they might walk right out into the gallery and start talking to me. Later on I learned that it was a Rembrandt - "The Night Watch" - one of the most famous paintings in the world.

Rembrandt died 350 years ago this year. If you haven't experienced his artwork before, this might be the year. "Rembrandt goes so deep into the mysterious that he says things for which there are no words in any language." - Van Gogh


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