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Rembrandtesque

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

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.
    • 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
    • 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

Forms of Rembrandtesque

comparativemore Rembrandtesque
superlativemost Rembrandtesque

Origin of Rembrandtesque

From Rembrandt + -esque.

Questions about Rembrandtesque

What does Rembrandtesque mean?
Rembrandtesque means resembling the effects and/or techniques of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1609-69), especially in chiaroscuro.
What part of speech is Rembrandtesque?
Rembrandtesque is an adjective.

Words near Rembrandtesque in the dictionary

  1. Rembolds
  2. Rembrandt
  3. Rembrandt lighting
  4. Rembrandt patch
  5. Rembrandt patches
  6. Rembrandtesque
  7. Rembrandtian
  8. Rembrandtish
  9. Rembrandtism
  10. Rembrandtisms
  11. Rembrandts

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