Rembrandt van Rijn
Greatest Dutch painter, master of light and shadow
Most quoted
"Of course you will say that I ought to be practical and ought to try and paint the way they want me to paint. Well, I will tell you a secret. I have tried and tried very hard, but I can’t do it. I just can’t do it! And that is why I am just a little crazy."
— from Attributed saying
"I have three regrets in my life: I regret that I have not learned to play the violin, I regret that I have not learned to speak French, and I regret that I have not taken more time to enjoy life."
— from Attributed saying
"The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web."
— from Attributed saying (Picasso)
All quotes by Rembrandt van Rijn (319)
To be a painter, one must have a good eye, a good hand, and a good heart.
The greatest beauty is in the simplest things.
Art is long, life is short.
I am always learning, always growing.
The soul of the artist is in his work.
One must suffer to create.
The brush is my sword, and the canvas is my battlefield.
I paint to live, and I live to paint.
The world is full of beauty, if only we take the time to see it.
Every stroke of the brush is a thought.
The true measure of an artist is not in his fame, but in his work.
I strive for truth, not perfection.
The light that shines in the darkness is the most beautiful.
To paint is to love.
I have no other ambition than to paint.
The greatest masterpiece is life itself.
My work is my prayer.
The more you give, the more you receive.
I am a seeker of light.
The canvas is a mirror of the soul.
Contemporaries of Rembrandt van Rijn
Other Visual Artss born within 50 years of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669).