A successful still life painter and mother to ten children 🎨 This Mother's Day we're learning more about the Dutch still life painter Rachel Ruysch, an artist so successful she outsold Rembrandt in her lifetime. | National Gallery

How many hours did Rembrandt spend on this? This portrait, painted in 1639 by Rembrandt, belongs to the Dutch Golden Age, a period during which the artist dominated the scene thanks to his mastery of chiaroscuro. Born in 1606 in Leiden, the son of a miller who became the unrivaled master of psychological portraiture, Rembrandt excels here at revealing the inner strength of a young woman from the elite. What makes this work unique is the light, used like an emotional spotlight, revealing not the