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Dutch painter and printmaker (–)

This article is about the Dutch artist. For other uses, see Rembrandt (disambiguation).

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Rijn, not Rijn.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (;^[2]Dutch:[ˈrɛmbrɑntˈɦɑrmə(n)ˌsoːɱvɑnˈrɛin]^ⓘ; 15 July ^[1]&#;– 4 October ), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.

He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art.^[3] It is estimated Rembrandt produced a total of about three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings, and two thousand drawings.

Unlike most Dutch painters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of styles and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, biblical and mythological themes and animal studies.

His contributions to art came in a period that historians ca