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Rembrandt
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Birth Date :
15/07/1606
Birth Place :
in Leiden, Holland
Death Date :
October 4, 1669
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Contrary to popular belief, Rembrandt did not live a life of poverty or in squalor. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, the Dutch Baroque artist, was born on July 15, 1606, in Leiden, Holland, to Gerristz van Rijn and Neeltgen Willemsdr. His father owned a mill and his mother was the daughter of a baker. This means, that like most Dutch artists, Rembrandt also came from the lower middle class. His father, who thought that Rembrandt was the most gifted of his nine children, wanted him to follow a scholastic profession. The historical situation and circumstances that one finds oneself in, condition the scope and direction of each individual, even great ones. The time that he was born in was a peaceful period in Dutch history and a time of cultural growth. Rembrandt’s generation was squeezed between that of the vigor and self-assurance of the generation of Frans Hals and the quiet refinement of the generation of Jan Vermeer. What distinguishes him from hiscontemporaries is the subjectivity and spirituality of his art.
Contrary to popular belief, Rembrandt did not live a life of poverty or in squalor. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, the Dutch Baroque artist, was born on July 15, 1606, in Leiden, Holland, to Gerristz van Rijn and Neeltgen Willemsdr. His father owned a mill and his mother was the daughter of a baker. This means, that like most Dutch artists, Rembrandt also came from the lower middle class. His father, who thought that Rembrandt was the most gifted of his nine children, wanted him to follow a scholastic profession. The historical situation and circumstances that one finds oneself in, condition the scope and direction of each individual, even great ones. The time that he was born in was a peaceful period in Dutch history and a time of cultural growth. Rembrandt’s generation was squeezed between that of the vigor and self-assurance of the generation of Frans Hals and the quiet refinement of the generation of Jan Vermeer. What distinguishes him from hiscontemporaries is the subjectivity and spirituality of his art.
