The Art of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Rembrandt is now thought to be the greatest Dutch painter and also one of the greatest painters of all time. He was born in Leiden in the Netherlands in 1606. At the age of 14, Rembrandt began studying at the famous University of Leiden, but academic life did not suit him. In 1624 Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam, where he was apprenticed to the much more fashionable Pieter Lastman , but he ...