Question 7
- Write on the life of Rembrant Harmenszoon Van Rijn with reference to:
- country;
- specialization;
- associated art movement.
Observation
Majority of the candidates technically avoided this question. While, few that attempted the question instead of writing about Rembrant Harmenszoon van Rijn wrote on Picasso and some were writing as if he is a Nigerian. The performance was very poor. The candidates were expected to answer in the following way:
(a) (i) Netherland (Holland);
(ii) painting and printmaking;
(iii) romanticism.
(b)
- Series of self portraits;
- The blinding of Samson;
- Margareta Trip;
- Woman with a plume;
- Christ preaching;
- Clemency of Titus;
- Syndics;
- The return of the prodigal son;
- Parable of the prodigal son;
- The night watch;
- Belshazzar’s Feast;
- Hundred Guilder Print;
- The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman.