according to Rembrandt (1606-1669), Picture, approx. 30 x 40 cm, 23 colours, 9 stitches/1 cm, petit point
Rembrandt (Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn) was the strongest and most versatile appearance of 17th century Dutch painting. He quickly achieved fame, above all due to the special technique of chiaroscuro painting, which soon became his personal style. In 1634 he married Saskia von Ujhlenburg, who often served as a model for him, as did his son Titus, who later came from this marriage. Rembrandt's period of happiness, fame and wealth ended in 1642, the year in which Saskia died, and his most famous work today, "Night Watch" (Rijksmuseum Amsterdam) was rejected and notorious. From now on the artist painted almost exclusively themes from the Bible, for example: the "Jeremiah" and the "Prophetess Hannah". It is said that his parents sat as models for these two paintings. His other preferred subjects remained old people's heads and self-portraits. Rembrandt died completely impoverished in Amsterdam in 1669.
