Great Masters in Painting: Rembrandt van Rijn
by Malcolm Bell
Publisher: George Bell & Sons 1901
Number of pages: 164
Description:
Rembrandt van Rijn was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history. His contributions to art came in a period that historians call the Dutch Golden Age.
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