Abstract (eng)
This MA thesis deals with the question what the impacts of Van Dyck’s fashion of the time on
Rembrandt and his circle have been. The focus is on in whether and in what different ways Van
Dyck’s fashion of the time impacted Rembrandt and his circle, to which the answer is not
straightforward. In order to find the answer to this question, a critical reading of art historic
literature will be presented and the common comparison of Rembrandt to Rubens discussed.
After which, the connection and comparison between Van Dyck and Rembrandt will be
presented, and their respective fashions of the time. Subsequently, the developments
surrounding these fashions will be discussed and how they affected Rembrandt and his circle.
Conclusively, the specific impact of the fashion of the time on Rembrandt will be discussed.