Category Archives: Baroque Style

Self portrait of Rembrandt

Posted on December 7, 2012 by artisoo

Among all the portraits of Rembrandt, self portraits play an very important role. The large amount of his self portraits is the most among all the painters in history. According to incomplete statistics, the self portraits of Rembrandt stored in … Continue reading →

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The Blinding of Samson

Posted on December 4, 2012 by artisoo

The Blinding of Samson was created in 1636 by Rembrandt van Rijn, the Dutch painter and etcher of Baroque Era. It was compared to Lady Macbeth written by Shakespeare by the critics because of the exquisite and complex expressions of … Continue reading →

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Baroque Painting

Posted on October 18, 2012 by artisoo

Originating from the 17th-century Italy, Baroque style represented the last light beam of the Renaissance, absorbing the concept of humanism and individualism from the renaissance on the one hand, developing its own, new features on the other. The term "baroque" … Continue reading →

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