Rembrandt by Himself

Rembrandt van Rijn has been described as the greatest artist of the Dutch school of the Seventeenth Century. Thoughout his life he obsessively painted a series of self-portraits which now act as a visual autobiography.

Exhibition OnScreen: Rembrandt

London's National Gallery and Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum create an exhibit of Rembrandt's final works.

Rembrandt 400 Years

Rembrandt is the most famous painter of all time. This DVD lifts the veil giving you an intimate view of the Master Artist and his work and world. The era of Rembrandt, the Golden Age revives. We take a look into the pri

Rembrandt, Etc., and Jane

The following films were all made in 1976. I do not wish to describe them. —SB "Two portrait sketches and two nondescript."

Rembrandt in de schuilkelder

The Rembrandt Association, an exceptional year

Documentary about the Rembrandt Association. In the 19th century, a lot of Dutch art disappeared abroad, before the Rembrandt Association stood up in 1883 to put a stop to it. Today, 140 years later, the Association stil

I kori tou Rembrandt

A lavish mansion hosts a grand reception attended by ambassadors, ministers, the police chief, a techno-detective, a mercenary, and two wandering beauties. A mysterious painting by Rembrandt piques the interest of some o

Rembrandt Films': Greatest Hits

Rembrandt Films will long be remembered for animated TV hits such as "Tom and Jerry" and "Popeye"; however, the studio also produced its own unique animated shorts. This compilation contains the best of those shorts, inc

The Dutch Masters: Rembrandt

Some art lovers believe that Rembrandt's abilities as a portraitist have never been surpassed, and it is, perhaps his famous series of self-portraits that best demonstrate his genius. Painted over the course of his life,

Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Every Rembrandt exhibition is eagerly anticipated but this major show hosted by London’s National Gallery and Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum was an event like no other. Given privileged access to both galleries the film documen

Rembrandt: A Self-Portrait

Paintings and etchings of Rembrandt are used in revealing his life and career. Describes Rembrandt's early success as a fashionable portrait painter in Amsterdam and explains how his uncompromising devotion to realism co

Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!

J'accuse is an 'essay-istic' documentary in which Greenaway's fierce criticism of today's visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of Rembrandt's Nightwatch. Greenaway explains the background, the contex

Rembrandt« Le miroir des paradoxes »

From his very first paintings, Rembrandt stages himself. Thereafter, at least a hundred times, he would take his own face as the sole subject of an engraving, drawing, or painting. Such persistence, unique in the histor

Genios de la pintura: Rembrandt

The Rembrandt Century: How Art Became Big Business

In the 17th century, the Netherlands experienced an unprecedented artistic explosion: painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals were so prolific that they were able to make a living from their talent alone; so much so

Het schildersleven van Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt: Portrét člověka

Rembrandt's The Three Crosses

A documentary feature detailing the engraving of the original plate for this celebrated print; the artist's experimental use of different papers and methods of inking, and the later re-working of the plate.

Joszef Katús's Not Too Fortunate Return to the Land of Rembrandt

The dutchified Hungarian Joszef Katús returns, after a months-long absence, to Amsterdam on 29 April 1966. The arrival of the Provos changed a great deal in the Dutch capital. The film follows Katús, mostly roaming the s

Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years

Simon Schama explains the style, theme and concept of Rembrandt's late masterpieces.