Wren & Rembrandt

Architecture & Artof the Protestant North

Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723)

Taught astronomy at Oxford

Member of the Royal Society

Great Fire in 1666 destroyed most of London.

Charles II made Wren surveyor to his court.

New Saint Paul’s Cathedral

• Math and engineering genius

• Won Isaac Newton’s praise.

• Built over the remains of the old Gothic Church

Wren Library – Cambridge

Royal Observatory – Greenwich

Rembrandt van Rijn1606 - 1669

The greatest Dutch painter of his era He was skilled in all subjects.

Portraits, still lifes, historic and religious subjects, and landscapes.

Great psychological insight in his works.

Self Portraits More than 60

Self-Portrait.c. 1629.Oil on canvas. Mauritshuis Museum, The Hague, Holland.

The Amsterdam Merchant Nicolaes Ruts. 1631.Oil on panel. The Frick Collection, New York, USA.

Portrait of Saskia. 1633. Oil on canvas. Alte Meister Gallerie, Dresden, Germany.

Self-Portrait. 1640. Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London, UK.

The Syndics of the Clothmakers' Guild (The Staalmeesters). 1662. Oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The Night Watch1642. Oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Details of The Night Watch

The Mill. c. 1650. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

Hendrickje Bathing in a River. 1654. Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London, UK.

Self-Portrait. 1658. Oil on canvas. The Frick Collection, New York, USA.

Self-Portrait. c. 1668. Oil on canvas. Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, Germany.