The Culture Show Rankin Shoots Rembrandt
TV Episode | Documentary, News, Talk-Show

The Culture Show

Rankin Shoots Rembrandt

TV Episode | Documentary, News, Talk-Show

World-renowned photographer Rankin takes on the challenge of interpreting Rembrandt's portraits of old age, adapting the Dutch master's techniques for his camera. Rembrandt's portraits are some of the most arresting images of old age in ...See moreWorld-renowned photographer Rankin takes on the challenge of interpreting Rembrandt's portraits of old age, adapting the Dutch master's techniques for his camera. Rembrandt's portraits are some of the most arresting images of old age in western art. He captured the vitality and vulnerability of his subjects, highlighting the effects of time in a candid way that still resonates today. Rankin collaborates with Terry Gilliam, Ken Loach, Zandra Rhodes and Una Stubbs to create his own contemporary versions of four Rembrandt portraits. He explores Rembrandt's use of light, his technique with paint and his ability to capture the ambiguities of facial expression and subtleties of personality with startling effect. Drawing on all these elements, Rankin attempts to produce photographs that capture the essence of these 17th-century images, created by one of the world's greatest portrait painters. Written by BBC See less

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Name	Known for
Rankin Self Self See fewer	The Lives of the Saints (2006)
Ken Loach Self Self See fewer	Sorry We Missed You (2019)
Zandra Rhodes Self Self See fewer	Romeo and Juliet on Ice (1983)
Terry Gilliam Self Self See fewer	Brazil (1985)
Una Stubbs Self Self See fewer	Sherlock (2010)
Betsy Wieseman Self Self See fewer	Close to Vermeer (2023)
Tom Hardy Self Self See fewer	The Culture Show (2004)