Rembrandtesque

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English

Etymology

From Rembrandt +‎ -esque.

Adjective

Rembrandtesque (comparative more Rembrandtesque, superlative most Rembrandtesque)

  1. 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, 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, []