does anybody know what colors Rembrandt used on his palette? particularly his lustrous backgrounds?

Answer 1

There is a whole brand of oil colors called rembrand and they produce colors that he liked. The backrounds that he painted were deep browns and he painte them in glazes, and that is were the luminosity and deapth come in. Also since the lighter and more colorful colors were most expensive they were nor used as much and were used with care.
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Answer 2

Here is a list of the most common colors being used by artists from his time period. These varied from country to country, from region to region, depending on the pigments available and the quality of the pigment that were available.


Prussian Blue
Cobalt Blue
French Ultramarine
Cerulean Blue
Mauve

Emerald Green
Viridian Green
Chromium Green Oxide
Cobalt Green

Zinc White (Chinese White)

Rose Madder (Lamb's Blood)
Rose Petal Red
Alizarin Crimson

Midnight Black (Widow Black)
Ash Black

Cadmium Yellow
Chrome Yellow
Aureolin Yellow
Zinc Yellow
Strontium Yellow
Lemon Yellow (Barium Chromate)
Indian Yellow

Egyptian Brown (Mummy)
Ashphaltum Brown (Raw Umber)

Of course, many of these colors were blended to make the more desirable colors artists wanted or needed at the time.

Answer 3

Like other painters, every colors But he uses mostly in brown tone. It's often difficult to tell the exact time of the painting, because it's always dark. There is a color called "Rembrandt brown."