Rembrandtesque
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Rembrandtesque (comparative more Rembrandtesque, superlative most Rembrandtesque)
- Resembling the effects and/or techniques of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1609-69), especially in chiaroscuro.
- 1904, H. G. Wells, The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth[1], Book 2, Chapter 1:
- He turned upon the cool shadows within, and amidst spots and blurs of colour regarded the giant child amidst that Rembrandtesque gloom […]
- 1987 April 25, Tom Grabosky, “What Is a "Gay Artist"?”, in Gay Community News, page 6:
- A closer look might suggest classical influences: a Rembrandtesque play of light here, a Whistler-like arrangement of softly textural planes there, […]