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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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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.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Computer Generated 'Rembrandt' Painting Unveiled

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about a computer produced piece of art that was designed to mimic that work of a famous artist. Includes video.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Looking at Art: Rembrandt Self Portrait

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this is a learning exercise called Looking at Art which deals with the theme of portraits using the example of Rembrandt's self-portrait, 1629.
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Guidance/the Alphabet of Art/value

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative site that explains Value as an element of art using examples of Rembrandt's work. This is a good juxtaposition between the works "Night Watch," and "The Anatomy Lesson," by Rembrandt.
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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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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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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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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Rembrandt Peale

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Luce Foundation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this is a portrait photograph and biography of Rembrandt Peale, the early American portrait painter and most of famous of the Peale brothers family of artists.
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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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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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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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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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PBS

Pbs: Thomas Eakins (Lessons About the ?American Rembrandt?) [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find four lesson plans developed for the PBS documentary "Thomas Eakins: Scenes from Modern Life" about the life and work of the man who would become known as the ?American Rembrandt.? The lessons touch on all the essential qualities of...
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Line

For Students 9th - 10th
This online dictionary of art terms from Artlex is a valuable tool. Line is on the Li page. Just scroll down to Line and read a definition with links or look at a sample works of art by Rembrandt or Richard Long. There are quotes by...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Rembrandt Peale

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Rembrandt Peale in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
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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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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Baroque Art for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Baroque Art movement and its major artists such as Rembrandt, Caravaggio, and Velazquez on this site.
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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.
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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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Baltimore Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
More than 85,000 works of art comprise the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, including American paintings and decorative arts, especially period rooms from Maryland historic homes and miniature rooms, sculpture gardens with...
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Examples of Landscapes by Artists Born Before 1700

For Students 9th - 10th
This website has great examples of landscapes done by artists born before 1700 by artists of a variety of nationalities and art movements. Includes art ranging in date from as early as the 3rd millenium B.C. to 1701. Each image has a...
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Timkin Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in San Diego, CA. The museum offers a collection of American, Dutch, Flemish, French, Italian, and Russian paintings. Included are works from well-known masters, such as, Rembrandt.

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