Reclining Lion, 1650, Rembrandt van Rijn, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam [no. 22-03-16]

Reclining Lion, 1615, Rembrandt van Rijn, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, ARTWORK Collection, [no. 22-03-16]

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, (July 1606 – 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaster,and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media] he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history. It is estimated Rembrandt produced a total of about three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings and two thousand drawings.
Unlike most Dutch masters of the 17th century, Rembrandt’s works depict a wide range of styles and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes,genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, biblical and mythological themes and animal studies. His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age, when Dutch art (especially Dutch painting, whilst antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was prolific and innovative. This era gave rise to important new genres. Like many artists of the Dutch Golden Age, such as Jan Vermeer, Rembrandt was an avid art collector and dealer..
(Wikipedia)