People: Netherlands
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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…
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Dutch Jews heavily taxed after WW2
Dutch Jews who survived the Holocaust and returned to their homes after the Second World War were heavily taxed by the city counsels. This information was revealed as documents of the city counsel of Amsterdam were digitized, says the Dutch newspaper Het Parool. As most of the Dutch Jews were taken from their homes during…