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	Info
	Minerva 1631 Oil on oak, 61 x 49 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	Rape of Proserpina c. 1632 Oil on oak, 85 x 80 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	The Abduction of Europa 1632 Oil on panel, 65 x 79 cm J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
	The Abduction of Europa (detail) 1632 Oil on panel J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
	Bellona 1633 Oil on canvas, 127 x 98 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
	Cupid with the Soap Bubble 1634 Oil on canvas, 75 x 93 cm Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna
	Diana Bathing 1634 Oil on canvas, 74 x 94 cm Museum Wasserburg Anholt, Isselburg-Anholt
	Minerva in her Study 1635 Oil on canvas, 137 x 116 cm The Leiden Collection, New York
	Minerva in her Study (detail) 1635 Oil on canvas The Leiden Collection, New York
	Abduction of Ganymede 1635 Oil on canvas, 171 x 130 cm Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
	Abduction of Ganymede 1635 Oil on canvas, 171 x 130 cm Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
	Danaë 1636 Oil on canvas, 165 x 203 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
	Danaë (detail) 1636 Oil on canvas The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
	Danaë (detail) 1636 Oil on canvas The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
	Danaë (detail) 1636 Oil on canvas The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
	Juno c. 1665 Oil on canvas, 127 x 106 cm Armand Hammer Collection, Los Angeles
	Juno c. 1658 Oil on canvas, 127 x 106 cm Armand Hammer Collection, Los Angeles
	Philemon and Baucis 1658 Oil on panel, 55 x 69 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington