Rembrandt was exceptional for the versatility and idiosyncrasy of his painting technique. His drive for
innovation and incessant search for new forms of imagery and expression led to an oeuvre of unusually wide range. He constantly developed and refined not only the content and composition of his pictures, but also their painting technique. The Gemäldegalerie, Berlin has one of the world’s most important and extensive collections of works by Rembrandt, which were examined extensively in a research project from 2011 to 2016. The diversity of the knowledge resulting from these examinations, analysed collectively here for the first time, offers new insights into the development, application and virtuosity of Rembrandt’s painting techniques.