Harmenszoon is the middle name of which famous artist?

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) was a famous Dutch artist. He is considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history.

Despite financial hardships in his later years, his etchings and paintings were popular throughout his lifetime. He had a high reputation as an artist and, over a period of twenty years, he taught nearly every young Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age.

Rembrandt's greatest works are his self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible. His self-portraits form a visual biography, showing his changing appearance and circumstances over the course of his career.

The name Harmenszoon literally means "Harmen's son" in Dutch. Rembrandt was the son of Harmen van Rijn, who worked as a miller. The surname "van Rijn" indicates that his family lived near the Rhine, a major European river. His father belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church, therefore Rembrant had a strong religious upbringing, which is evident from many of his paintings.

Rembrandt's paintings are found in galleries all over the world. Some of his most famous works include 'The Night Watch' (1642), 'The Storm on the Sea of Galilee' (1633), 'The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp' (1632), 'Belshazzar's Feast' (1635), and 'Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar' (1659).