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Rembrandt Copied Another Artist’s Canine for His Famous ‘Night Watch’

It didn't exactly take dogged detective work for an art sleuth in Amsterdam to solve a canine conundrum dating back to the ...
Artnet

A Newly Attributed Rembrandt Once Valued at $10,000 Sold for Almost $14 Million

A rediscovered Rembrandt painting sold at auction on December 6 for nearly $14 million, a significant jump in value from just two years ago. The rediscovered Rembrandt, titled The Adoration of The ...
KING5

Analog art is the future for Seattle artist practicing a 15th century technique

SEATTLE — A Seattle artist is proving analog work still has great value in an increasingly digital world. Kim Van Someren specializes in "intaglio," or copper printmaking – a technique made famous ...
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Rembrandt Used Lead As A Base Layer For “The Night Watch”

New results from the Rijksmuseum’s ongoing research into Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” suggest that he treated his canvas with a lead-based substance before painting the ground layer. Operation Night ...
Artnet

How Rembrandt’s Landmark ‘100 Guilder Print’ Outsold Its Namesake Price

Even though the Dutch master reportedly bid on his own works at auction, this one achieved its nominal price only after his lifetime. Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Christ healing the sick, the "Hundred ...