REMBRANDT HARMENSZ VAN RIJN [ 1606 – 1669 ]

From his humble origins as a miller’s son to one of the most famous Dutch artists, Rembrandt’s life was a dramatic sequence of success and disaster. The Baroque artist was one among the rare breed of artists who were well known even during their own time. He garnered fame and recognition for his portraits, landscapes and drawings as well as etchings. His everlasting bond for his passion was established from a very early age; he had fallen in love with art when he was very young. He was extremely passionate about it – both in collecting and creating it. It was the extravagance of this master of light and shadow, in collecting works of art, that eventually led to his bankruptcy. Over the years, this artist, with a keen sense of introspection, has come to acquire the garb of a Romantic hero – a man who followed his own inner light. Rembrandt captured the imagination of people in a manner that is probably unparalleled in the history of art. He remains to this day, the master best loved by connoisseurs and lovers of art everywhere in the world.