Artist and His Models

Age range 5 to 11

Rembrandt, the 17th century Dutch artist, painted some of the most extraordinary portraits ever made. The Artist and His Models reveals how he endured poverty and misfortune but continued to paint startling portraits even when he could hardly afford to buy paints or pay models. It also explains the background to several of his most famous works, describing how they came about, his relationships with the people in them, and how the people reacted to seeing themselves in his paintings.