Rembrandtesque

English Etymology en :af Rembrandt -esque + 1 Adjective Resembling the effects and/or techniques of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1609-69), especially in chiaroscuro. en 1904 w:H. G. Wells w:The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth Book 2, Chapter 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/11696/11696-h/11696-h.htm He turned upon the cool shadows within, and amidst spots and blurs of colour regarded the giant child amidst that Rembrandtesque gloom en 25 Apr 87 Gay Community News 6 Tom Grabosky What Is a "Gay Artist"? A closer look might suggest classical influences: a Rembrandtesque play of light here, a Whistler-like arrangement of softly textural planes there, en eponyms