historical figure: Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
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The power of art (3): Rembrandt
Arguably the greatest artist from the Netherlands was born in Leiden, around 1606. Raises in a family of millers, at the age of 14 Rembrandt left university to pursue the life of an artist. In Amsterdam he gained the support of Constantijn Huygens, who was the most influential patron during that period. The success of…