Rembrandt Author:Sandra Forty Rembrandt is indisputably the greatest artist of the 17th century, and many would say the greatest artist of all time. His mastery of composition, paint, and line, he was a superlative etcher, over a lifetime's work has rarely been emulated, let alone surpassed. At a time when other artists specialized, his themes covered history, pastoral and B... more »iblical scenes, group paintings, and most celebrated of all, portraits.« less