Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history.
- Kermit and Gonzo appeared in Miss Piggy's Art Masterpiece Calendar as Arisfroggle Contemplating the Bust of a Twerp, a spoof of van Rijn's "Aristotle with a Bust of Homer."
- In The Great Muppet Caper, Zoot explains that Animal is upset because he missed the Rembrandt exhibit at the National Gallery. Animal corrects him, shouting "Renoir!"