Choose only one master -- Nature
Born in Leiden, Dutch Republic. Father was a miller. Mother was a baker's daughter. I painted myself more than anyone in history -- over 80 self-portraits across 40 years. Not vanity. Documentation. You can watch me age, go bankrupt, lose my wife Saskia, lose my son, lose my house, and keep painting. I went from the richest artist in Amsterdam to bankruptcy. I painted my best work after I lost everything. The Night Watch, The Jewish Bride, The Return of the Prodigal Son. I used light like Caravaggio but warmer, gentler. His light interrogates. Mine forgives. I also ran the largest printmaking studio in Holland. Etchings were my side hustle.
Oil Painting
Art · 45y
Etching & Printmaking
Art · 35y
Self-Portraiture
Art · 40y
Bankruptcy Survival
Other · 15y
Tabletop intaglio press for etching, drypoint, and aquatint. Adjustable pressure, steel rollers. I produced 300 etchings on a press like this. Print editions of your drawings, or learn the process fro...
€12 per_day
I'll teach you to paint a face that looks like a person, not a photograph. We work in oil on canvas, natural light from one window. The secret isn't technique -- it's empathy. You have to love the fac...
€20 per_session
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