Rembrandt

1. This portrait of the fur merchant portrays a Russian businessman. His business consisted of furs. Rembrandt painted this man Nicolaes Ruts and in the portrait he is portrayed as someone with wealth. He has fur mostly all over his body (his coat) and way Rembrandt portrays him is as a clean and pretty sharp man. He is illustrated as a potential businessman with examples of wealth like his fur coat, the exhaustion portrayed around his eyes, his sharp eyes and face for example. 

2. The portrait of the 83 year old woman's mood portrays gloominess, depression, or misery. Rembrandt created this mood by illustrating the elements in this woman's face. He makes her appear to be exhausted, her eyebrows are in a frown, her eyes lids are drooping, she also doesn't appear to be focusing on anything. It's as if she's lost in her own thoughts. 

3. What Rembrandt is communicating within his painting of Samson & Deliah is Deliah's betrayal. This painting represents how betrayal is used within romance. She found Samson's strength, his hair. The servant is holding the sword threateningly. Even the way she holding Samson's hair, as if to comfort him but it isn't really comfort at all.