The Raising of Lazarus by Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt van Rijn

1606 - 1669

Leiden, Netherlands

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) stands as one of the towering figures of Dutch Golden Age painting and a master interpreter of biblical narrative. Born in Leiden to a miller father and a baker's daughter mother, Rembrandt received a classical education before pursuing his artistic calling through apprenticeships with Jacob van Swanenburg and, crucially, the Amsterdam history painter Pieter Lastman, who introduced him to the dramatic storytelling techniques that would define his biblical works. After establishing his reputation in Leiden, Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam in 1631, where h...