The influence of Rembrandt on composition of image in movies

Abstract

There is no doubt that the Dutch plastic artist Rembrandt had his style separate from the artists of his time, and he influenced almost every field of Dutch art, and he was inspired by artists around the world and this influence was repeated and continued in no way in the history of art, and this influence extended until The present time includes the fields of arts, especially in cinema. For filmmakers, as well as generations of art enthusiasts, Rembrandt is the master of light and shadow, and his style of light distribution in painting has influenced many photographers and lighting designers in the history of cinema. In a study conducted to clarify the relationship between plastic art (photography and cinema or motion picture), some critics and filmmakers believed that without the paintings of the Dutch master of photography in the seventeenth century, many masterpieces of cinematography would not exist. Since the beginning of the fifteenth century, artists have used light as if it were a living element, invoking it and using it persuasively to create their own vision, light and shadow, essential components of the art of photography and cinematography, were given for the first time their true freedom by the Dutch artist Rembrandt and expanded with enthusiasm in The world of imagination, and his art was a source of inspiration for filmmakers in building the composition of the shots and the freedom of movement was given to the camera poetically through it, and he set the standard of the camera that it should be. Thus, Rembrandt, with his dramatic style, has inspired many generations in the history of art, and his influence extended to include many different branches of art, not just plastic art.