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Rijksmuseum: Rembrandt's "The Night Watch"

For Students 9th - 10th
A full-featured exploration of Rembrandt's "The Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch," better known as "The Night Watch." Learn who is in the painting, the symbols in it, what makes "The Night Watch" innovative,...
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BBC

Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Rembrandt

For Students 9th - 10th
From the BBC's documentary series on art "Simon Schama's Power of Art", this is the web-page synopsis version of the program on the Dutch master Rembrandt.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils

For Students 9th - 10th
Compare and contrast drawings by Rembrandt with those of his students to learn about his characteristic visual traits, especially his approach to line and his use of light and shadow to create the illusion of three dimensions.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Inside Scoop: Rembrandt [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
A printable, kid-friendly introduction to the art of Rembrandt. Includes a suggested art activity and simple art analysis questions.
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Prado Museum: Rembrandt: History Painter

For Students 9th - 10th
Past exhibit of Rembrandt's works at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain. Website contains a video preview of the exhibit in Spanish with English subtitles, practical information about the exhibit, information about Rembrandt, and a video...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Rembrandt Paintings

For Students 9th - 10th
The Metropolitan showcases all the paintings (chiefly portraits) in its collection by Rembrandt on this page. Here you can read a biographical note of the artist and learn about the qualities of his art for which he is best known and...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Rembrandt Etchings

For Students 9th - 10th
The Metropolitan showcases all the etchings and drypoints in its collection by Rembrandt on this page. Here you can read about his lifelong experiments with printmaking and also take in interesting tidbits about each work separately.
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The National Gallery (UK)

The National Gallery: Self Portrait of Rembrandt

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the National Gallery's tribute "Encounters with Rembrandt" at its Rembrandt 400 online exhibition, this site focuses on Rembrandt's self portrait and is featured alongside two other self portraits by Lievens and Flinck who...
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Martin Lawrence Galleries

Martin Lawrence Galleries: Rembrandt

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealthy collection of etchings done by Rembrandt. Various themes in which a majority include the human figure.
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Other

Mauritshuis: "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicholas Tulp"

For Students 9th - 10th
The online home of the Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery houses an impressive collection of masterpieces from the golden age of Dutch painting, among them Rembrandt's dramatic group portrait of Amsterdam surgeons. View "The Anatomy...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Rembrandt Van Rijn

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia maintains an impressive list of links to museum sites, image archives, and other online resources that provide access to quality reproductions of Rembrandt's work for online viewing. Also includes links to articles about...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Rembrandt Van Rijn

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMuseum looks at life and art of Rembrandt van Rijn.
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Other

Rembrandt Van Rijn: Life, Paintings, Etchings, Drawings, and Self Portraits

For Students 9th - 10th
A reference point for study of Rembrandt.
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Rembrandt

For Students 9th - 10th
The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum organized and maintained by the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. From this opening page devoted to Rembrandt, you can drill down into the museum's accumulated resources...
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Rembrandt

For Students 9th - 10th
A gallery of scanned images of works by Rembrandt, as well as a link to a biography sourced to Encarta Online Encyclopedia.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Rembrandt

For Students 9th - 10th
A gallery of scanned images of works by Rembrandt, as well as a link to a biography.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Rembrandt Art for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Research the biography of Rembrandt who was Dutch artist and painter of the Baroque art movement on this site.