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Article: Breaking the rules.
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- March 1, 2006
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Although in some ways a deeply traditional artist, Rembrandt also developed his own style and techniques. To understand the changes he introduced--some subtle, some not so subtle--read the text, then study, compare, and contrast the three paintings that follow
ANATOMY LESSON OF DR. NICOLAS TULP (1632)
Since the large religious commissions that sustained professional artists in Catholic countries were not available to those working and living in Calvinist Holland, Dutch painters sought out other types of painting with which to make a living. As a result, the decline of demand for religious art led to the rise of other subjects, such as landscape and still ...