Rembrandt Caravaggio

This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition "Rembrandt - Caravaggio", presented by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and the Van Gogh Museum in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, 24 February - 18 June 2006, celebrating the Rembrandt 400 Anniversary Year. Both the exhibition and the catalogue throw light on the two great geniuses of baroque painting. They are famous throughout the world for their forceful expression of powerful emotions, dramatic use of light and disturbing realism. For the first time these two revolutionary artists are shown side by side. There are 38 paintings in the exhibition, most of them lent by leading museums in Europe, the United States and Australia. The 38 paintings are illustrated in color along with 88 figures that accompany the text.