Saw the big Rembrandt exhibit today. He's not my favorite artist, but I love art history and this was a large collection and the only showing on the east coast, so it was worth a day off work and we... more

Saw the big Rembrandt exhibit today. He's not my favorite artist, but I love art history and this was a large collection and the only showing on the east coast, so it was worth a day off work and we went with our out-of-town guests. Very impressive collection and the museum provided outstanding audio options, including a Wi-Fi streaming option that was set up in a perfect interface to allow visitors to move section by section at their own pace by selection an audio "chapter" when entering each section. Very informative; I wish I could say I found his works more visually appealing now, but I can say that I appreciate facets of his life and work. Art history is fascinating.

Watching "Rembrandt in America" on PBS (Rembrandt is on display here at the NCMOA in Raleigh)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15985943

BBC report on a lost self portrait of Rembrandt from the BBC:

The unfinished self-portrait was discovered under another panel said to be... more

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15985943

BBC report on a lost self portrait of Rembrandt from the BBC:

The unfinished self-portrait was discovered under another panel said to be by the master - Old Man with a Beard.

The self-portrait is hidden under this image of an old man, attributed to Rembrandt
Art historian Ernst van de Wetering, head of the Rembrandt Research Project, said there were key technical similarities in painting style between the self-portrait and authenticated works by Rembrandt that date to the 1630s.