The young Rembrandt was influenced by his teacher Pieter Lastman. As a history painter Rembrandt concentrated mainly on biblical stories, but later he painted mythological subjects, too, which showed his sense of high-pitched drama and expressive chiaroscuro.

Preview	Picture Data	File Info	Comment
	Minerva 1631 Oil on oak, 61 x 49 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin	800*1009 True Color 58 Kb
	Rape of Proserpina c. 1632 Oil on oak, 85 x 80 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin	1205*1300 True Color 165 Kb
	The Abduction of Europa 1632 Oil on panel, 65 x 79 cm J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	1600*1245 True Color 123 Kb
	The Abduction of Europa (detail) 1632 Oil on panel J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	1400*1302 True Color 140 Kb
	Bellona 1633 Oil on canvas, 127 x 98 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York	1215*1600 True Color 193 Kb
	Cupid with the Soap Bubble 1634 Oil on canvas, 75 x 93 cm Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna	1400*1118 True Color 110 Kb
	Diana Bathing 1634 Oil on canvas, 74 x 94 cm Museum Wasserburg Anholt, Isselburg-Anholt	1424*1100 True Color 164 Kb
	Minerva in her Study 1635 Oil on canvas, 137 x 116 cm The Leiden Collection, New York	1161*1400 True Color 222 Kb
	Minerva in her Study (detail) 1635 Oil on canvas The Leiden Collection, New York	1073*1400 True Color 233 Kb
	Abduction of Ganymede 1635 Oil on canvas, 171 x 130 cm Gemäldegalerie, Dresden	1305*1800 True Color 171 Kb
	Abduction of Ganymede 1635 Oil on canvas, 171 x 130 cm Gemäldegalerie, Dresden	1015*1400 True Color 124 Kb
	Danaë 1636 Oil on canvas, 165 x 203 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg	1255*1142 True Color 111 Kb
	Danaë (detail) 1636 Oil on canvas The Hermitage, St. Petersburg	948*590 True Color 62 Kb
	Danaë (detail) 1636 Oil on canvas The Hermitage, St. Petersburg	381*500 True Color 26 Kb
	Danaë (detail) 1636 Oil on canvas The Hermitage, St. Petersburg	429*610 True Color 37 Kb
	Juno c. 1665 Oil on canvas, 127 x 106 cm Armand Hammer Collection, Los Angeles	1194*1400 True Color 171 Kb
	Juno c. 1658 Oil on canvas, 127 x 106 cm Armand Hammer Collection, Los Angeles	1104*1300 True Color 181 Kb
	Philemon and Baucis 1658 Oil on panel, 55 x 69 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington	1408*1100 True Color 119 Kb