Simon Schama's Power of Art Rembrandt
Born to a family of millers in Leiden, Rembrandt left university at 14 to pursue a career as an artist. The decision turned out to be a good one since after serving his apprenticeship in Amsterdam he was singled out by Constantijn Huygens, the most influential patron in Holland. In 1634 he married Saskia van Uylenburgh. In 1649, following Saskia's death from tuberculosis, Hendrickje Stoffels entered Rembrandt's household and six years later they had a son. Rembrandt's success in his early years was as a portrait painter to the rich denizens of Amsterdam at a time when the city was being transformed from a small nondescript port into the economic capital of the world. His historical and religious paintings also gave him wide acclaim. Despite being known as a portrait painter Rembrandt used his talent to push the boundaries of painting. This direction made him unpopular in the later years of his career as he shifted from being the talk of the town to becoming adrift in the Amsterdam art scene and criticised by his peers.
Primary Title
- Simon Schama's Power of Art
Secondary Title
- Rembrandt
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 7 November 2010
Start Time
- 20 : 29
Finish Time
- 21 : 29
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 3
Channel
- Documentary Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Born to a family of millers in Leiden, Rembrandt left university at 14 to pursue a career as an artist. The decision turned out to be a good one since after serving his apprenticeship in Amsterdam he was singled out by Constantijn Huygens, the most influential patron in Holland. In 1634 he married Saskia van Uylenburgh. In 1649, following Saskia's death from tuberculosis, Hendrickje Stoffels entered Rembrandt's household and six years later they had a son. Rembrandt's success in his early years was as a portrait painter to the rich denizens of Amsterdam at a time when the city was being transformed from a small nondescript port into the economic capital of the world. His historical and religious paintings also gave him wide acclaim. Despite being known as a portrait painter Rembrandt used his talent to push the boundaries of painting. This direction made him unpopular in the later years of his career as he shifted from being the talk of the town to becoming adrift in the Amsterdam art scene and criticised by his peers.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669
- Painters--Netherlands
- Art
Genres
- Art
- Documentary
Hosts
- Simon Schama (Host)
Contributors
- HBO Films (Production Unit)
- James Runcie (Producer)
- James Runcie (Director)
- Clare Beavan (Director)
- Clare Beavan (Producer)
- Simon Schama (Writer)
Subjects
- Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669
- Painters--Netherlands
- Art