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Rembrandtesque

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Rembrandtesque [ˌrɛmbræntˈɛsk]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) reminiscent of Rembrandt (full name Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn) the Dutch painter (1606-69)
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Adj.1.Rembrandtesque - in the manner of Rembrandt


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For what Kozintsev's hovel sequence elementally celebrates is Lear's Rembrandtesque birth from the ecliptic darkness of his stormy self to the light that Shakespeare breaks into his Edgar's reeling mind: "The lamentable change is from the best, / The worst returns to laughter" (4.
Because it is so slavishly dependent on stereotypical depictions of Jesus, consumer-level theology and the achievements of previous works of art, (including film), it is safe to say, that apart from its use of the latest film technology and beautiful Rembrandtesque pastiches, it says absolutely nothing original.
Mosby 149)(3) In all of his later biblical scenes Tanner creates a highly dramatic effect with the use of few figures and Rembrandtesque chiaroscuro and brushstroke.
 
 
 
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