rembrandt also portrays himself confronting the viewer and in relation to his cra but rembrandt is entirely alone with his palette ready to define himself in his characteristic thick impasto, the paint troweled on and worked with his fingers rather than with the brush. rembrandt, in his solitude, with his direct look and with his coarse, visibly applied paint, asserts his presence his selfness his individuality, as the matter for contemplation. in the story of western art, the 17th century the age of baroque began through much of europe in subjection to the ideals of the italian renaissance. by the century's end new artistic tastes had developed-- boldly naturalistic... richly sensual... ambitiously intellectual... passionate and profound... baroque artists had served a variety of masters. they had, as always, provided the images of power for absolute monarchs, whose subjects increasingly saw them as all too mortal. they provided religious images to bolster a faith shaken by the rise of modern science and religious conflict. but something else had happened. by the end of the century, wester

and that, same year you gave him a rembrandt etching. >> etching.did he get? >> nothing. we have always played jokes on each other. but that wasn't supposed to be a joke. it was, a nice ice bucket. it was a rembrandt ice bucket. >> jimmy: nice ice bucket. we will take a break. later we'll hear music from this album. there it is "the diving board" and elton john is here we'll be right back! ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] (music plays throughout) ciao nini ah, mirabai, mirabai, mirabai hi patsy jambo gooday cobba dude look what the cat dragged in eduardo lucas oh! mama ni hao ma hello mama namaste wrong number? let me talk hi bon jour priviet woohoo this is dr. flamenco. "dr. flamenco?" ♪ and it feels like your lifeate revolves around your symptoms, ask your gastroenterologist about humira adalimumab. humira has been proven to work for adults who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief, and many achieved rem

the detroit institute of art is home to works by matiste and rembrandt.he chargers are desperate to hold on to their cultural history. >> painted in the 1930s, they capture the energy and drive of the city that made it great. the museum's collection is threatened by bankruptcy. thousands of pictures bought with city money are said to have to be valued. gallery officials are using nonprofit advances to save the city money. >> we do not use city dollars for anything. the city does not pay for this institution. if we keep this museum open for the city of detroit and we saved them 31 million dollars a year, which is our annual operating budget. >> the museum has built a world- class collection. there is a rare work by a flemish master. some works were the first to ever be published by a public gallery. there is a property tax that residents and read nearby counties agreed to pay. if some works are auctioned that source of revenue will be lost. >> if they stopped that tax, we will descend into a death spiral. >> city hall was still keen to safeguard the galler

>> i think of it as a rembrandt studio. he's a wonderful artist in his own right. >> ifill: and imitation was the sincerest form of flattery in this case? >> and there's a new generation of writers, too, people who learned from him and learned that there's a tremendous public appeal to writing about military in a serious way. >> ifill: alan cheuse, thank you for filling us in. >> pleasure. >> woodruff: online, how the long lifespans of naked mole rats may give us clues to living longer, healthier lives. read more about the tenacious rodents on our science page. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll examine the deadly consequences of addictive painkillers prescribed for veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. on behalf of all of us at the pbs "newshour," thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided

first time in western art, we find a true late style that leads on to the work of titian and of rembrandtleaving behind the technical perfection of his early work, donatello now engages with his material in a rougher, more direct manner-- biting into the bronze with his chisel to convey a more emotionally charged message. here in the harrowing of hell, christ's urgent figure reaches through the crowding souls to seize the arm of abraham and pull him to salvation. when christ's heavy figure surges from the tomb, it is not a joyous resurrection, but a battle-- one against the odds. below, the soldiers sleep as the old order passes. christ's face seems burdened with the sins of all mankind as he climbs up from darkness to light. the fleeing devil of the harrowing has become a scorpion on a roman shield. then, finally, the drama of salvation is resolved as the ascending christ looks down in love and takes his leave of his apostles. looking over the rooftops and domes of the city, we can try to take an overview of that extraordinary period of artistic outpouring. it was a city whose population

and by the following: and by: rembrandt died on the 4th of october 1669. self-portraits, i think you see a sense of calm and of resignation. he had known so much turmoil and personal unhappiness, but at the end he found an acceptance. it was, perhaps, a triumph of art over life. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. we will be visiting kenwood house on tuesday. there are still places left, so please let me know if you wish to come. professor van haaren. my dissertation. i was wondering if... the portrait of jan six? yes. i'm halfway. some interesting insights. we will talk next week. thank you. (breathing raggedly) (under his breath): no, no, no, no, no... (brakes squeal, thud)

. >> works by "rembrandt" and "vermeer," ripped from their frames. >> they're such special works andne of a kind. >> inside, a crime that shook the art world. who would steal some of the world's most valuable paintings and why? and later... >> hallelujah! >> he says he's a man of god. >> he sounded like a preacher. he looked like a preacher. >> but abraham kennard is a sinner, not a saint. >> he's just a natural-born con artist.

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