Pieter Lastman (1583–1633) was a Dutch painter. Lastman is considered important because of his work as a painter of history pieces and because his pupils included Rembrandt and Jan Lievens. In his paintings Lastman paid careful attention to the faces, hands and feet.
Pieter Lastman, The Angel Raphael Takes Leave of Old Tobit and his Son Tobias
Wedding Night of Tobias and Sarah, 1611, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Hagar's Farewell 1612, Hamburger Kunsthalle
Resurrection 1612, Getty Center
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art. It is estimated Rembrandt produced a total of about three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings, and two thousand drawings.
Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar (1659)
Latin school at Lokhorststraat 16, Leiden
Rembrandt lived at Amstel river almost next to Kloveniersdoelen where the Night Watch was exhibited for years; painting by Jan Ekels the Elder (1775)
Rembrandt's house at Jodenbreestraat by Cornelis Springer (1853); in the back the Zuiderkerk where his children were buried
