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DAY 54 | PROFILES IN ART |
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669)
IN THE BUSINESS OF ART
Rembrandt van Rijn was a commercially successful artist. Born in Leiden, the Netherlands, he attended Latin school where he studied classical literature, rhetoric, mythology, and religion. As a teen, he attended the University of Leiden, but dropped out after only a few months to pursue art full time.
A statue of the artist in Amsterdam’s Rembrandt Square.
For three years, Rembrandt apprenticed with local artist Jacob van Swanenburch, followed ...
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