Rembrandtesque

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adjective

Resembling the effects and/or techniques of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1609-69), especially in chiaroscuro.

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Meanings

adjectiveRembrandtesque (comparative more Rembrandtesque, superlative most 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.

    He turned upon the cool shadows within, and amidst spots and blurs of colour regarded the giant child amidst that Rembrandtesque gloom […]

    1904, H. G. Wells, The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth, Book 2, Chapter 1
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    A closer look might suggest classical influences: a Rembrandtesque play of light here, a Whistler-like arrangement of softly textural planes there, […]

    1987 April 25, Tom Grabosky, “What Is a "Gay Artist"?”, in Gay Community News, page 6

Origin

From Rembrandt + -esque.

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Rembrandtesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rembrandtesque

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Chicago

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