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	Rembrandt House Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rembrandt House Museum is a house in the Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam, where Rembrandt lived and painted for a number of years.
		The house where Rembrandt lived between 1639 and 1658 is a museum: Museum het Rembrandthuis or the Rembrandt House Museum.
		The inventories of the house were very important—the inventory of 1626 belonging to the first occupant of the house and, in particular, the inventory that was compiled in 1656 because of Rembrandt’s bankruptcy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rembrandt_House_Museum (2247 words)

	Rembrandt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 or 1607– October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history and the most important in Dutch history.
		In 1629 Rembrandt was discovered by the statesman and poet Constantijn Huygens, the father of Christiaan Huygens (a famous Dutch mathematician and physicist), who procured for Rembrandt important commissions from the court of the Hague.
		In 1639, Rembrandt and Saskia moved to a prominent house in the Jodenbreestraat in the Jewish quarter, which later became the Rembrandt House Museum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rembrandt_Harmenszoon_van_Rijn (2646 words)

	Rembrandt
		Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 - October 4, 1669) is generally considered the most important Dutch painter of the 17th century (also known as the Dutch Golden Age).
		Rembrandt was born July 15, 1606, in Leiden, his father a miller, his mother a baker's daughter, one of nine children.
		Rembrandt lived above his means, buying lots of art pieces, costumes (often used in his paintings) and rarities, which caused his bankruptcy in 1656.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/re/Rembrandt.html (1503 words)

	Rembrandthuis - Amsterdam Hotels
		Museum het Rembrandthuis or the Rembrandt House Museum is where paintings and sketches of the renowned artist Rembrandt van Rijn have been stored along with collections of his teacher Pieter Lastman and those of his apprentices.
		This is the house that Rembrandt bought in 1939 for 13,000 guilders and lived with his wife till 1658.
		Rembrandt had to leave the house in 1958 in bankrupt since the company that assigned him to paint the Night Watch was utterly dissatisfied with it and this ultimately wrecked his career.
	www.hollandhotels.com /rembrandthuis.htm (2312 words)

	Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam
		The Rembrandt House Museum is an important attraction in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
		Rembrandt was commissioned to paint the Night Watch the year he bought the house.
		The Rembrandt House acquired four of them - the Ruins of the Old Town Hall in Amsterdam, the Seated girl, Woman with a child in her arms and View of the Montelbaenstoren.
	europe-cities.com /amsterdam/sightseeing/rembrandt-house-museum.aspx (626 words)

	The British Museum: Factsheets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Rembrandt van Rijn was born in Leiden, the son of a mill-owner, and probably grew up in reasonably comfortable circumstances.
		The expense of Rembrandt's house, his outlay on various investments and on works of art for his own collection, brought financial crisis in the 1650s.
		Their works can be hard to distinguish from Rembrandt's own, a task made especially difficult by a general tendency, which began in the seventeenth century, to attribute any Rembrandtesque works to the master himself.
	www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk /pd/factsheets/rembrandt.html (792 words)

	Van Gogh Museum
		Rembrandt is considered one of the great art innovators, and his unique oeuvre the result of a life-long artistic quest.
		For many years Rembrandt lived and worked in the heart of Amsterdam’s Jewish quarter; many of his paintings depict biblical scenes, he introduced written Hebrew words into some of his works and a number of the characters he had painted were considered to be Jews.
		Rembrandt, the Narrator, from April 13 to September 3, 2006, is the first occasion for which the complete collection of etchings of Rembrandt expert Frits Lugt (1884-1970) has been given on loan.
	www.luxurytraveler.com /rembrandt_2006.html (1685 words)

	COSMOWORLDS Europe Style Portal \| Rembrandt van Rijn (Leiden 1606 - Amsterdam 1669) - Rembrandt 400 Year, the ...
		Rembrandt was born in Leiden on July 15, 1606.
		Rembrandt was best known as a painter of historical and biblical scenes and a portrait painter.
		Representatives of the Rijksmuseum, The Rembrandt House Museum, the city of Leiden and the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions are on the foundation’s board.
	www.cosmoworlds.com /rembrandt_van_rijn.htm (2363 words)

	Kikkoman Sponsors Museum Expansion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The new wing of the Rembrandt House Museum.
		The new wing of the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam was opened on May 7, 1998, by the Netherland's crown prince, the Prince of Orange, with a special exhibition of works by the painter and etcher, Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1685).
		The Rembrandt House Museum, once a merchant's dwelling and Rembrandt's home and workplace for nearly twenty years, is home to almost all the master's etchings and a few of his rare copper etching plates.
	www.kikkoman.com /news/news10.html (287 words)

	ARTINFO :: News
		This exhibition of Rembrandt’s work at the Rembrandt House Museum is one of the top attractions of the "Rembrandt Year 2006," for which exhibitions and events are scheduled thoughout Holland this year.
		Rembrandt is considered one of the great art innovators.
		Special attention will be paid to the period 1639-1658, the years during which Rembrandt lived and worked in the Rembrandt House.
	www.artinfo.com /News/Article.aspx?a=13861 (153 words)

	IATWM June 2005: Rembrandt Huis
		Rembrandt purchased a house fit for the foremost Dutch artist of his era and beyond and he lived their with his beloved wife, Saskia, from 1639.
		The Rembrandt House Museum will be the center of activities as Holland celebrates the 400th anniversary of the artist's birth in 2006.
		One of Rembrandt's most precious possessions were his albums that he used to store his print and drawing collection that consisted of 4000 of the former and 3500 of the latter.
	iatwm.com /200506/RembrandtHouseMuseum/index.html (778 words)

	The Rembrandt House Museum
		Rembrandt’s house was auctioned in 1658 and his property, household effects and collection of art were inventoried and also auctioned to the public.
		The trustees restored the house to its original condition in 1911 and it became known as the Rembrandt museum.
		It is now possible to restore Rembrandt’s house to its original setting due largely to the inventory compiled in the 1656 bankruptcy.
	www.rembrandtprints.org /house.html (387 words)

	Rembrandt
		Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 - October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history, and the most important United Provinces (Netherlands) painter of the seventeenth century.
		Rembrandt was born on July 15, 1606, in Leiden, the Netherlands, although the evidence for his birthdate is sketchy - the evidence that exists suggest he was born in 1607.
		Rembrandt lived beyond his means, buying many art pieces, costumes (often used in his paintings), and rarities, which caused his bankruptcy in 1656.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/LX/Rembrandt.html (2001 words)

	Hostels Amsterdam - the Rijks museum
		The Rembrandt House Museum owns a special collection of paintings, which hang on the walls of the rooms in Rembrandt's house.
		The Rembrandt House Museum owns a great many important paintings by Lastman, some of which served Rembrandt as a source of inspiration.
		The museum is located in the center of Amsterdam, on a 5 minutes' walk from the Central Station.
	www.hostelsamsterdam.com /museums/rembrandtshuis (410 words)

	rembrandt van rijn // biography ( 1606-1669 )
		Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is born on July 15, 1606 in Leiden, the Netherlands, into a large family.
		Rembrandt and Saskia move in 1639 to a prominent house in the Jodenbreestraat in the Jewish quarter, later to become the Rembrandt House Museum (Museum het Rembrandthuis).
		Rembrandt cannot pay it off in one go, but is allowed to pay it off in instalments.
	www.leninimports.com /rembrandt_van_rijn.html (450 words)

	ArtNotes: Rembrandt van Rijn
		Rembrandt, however, was plagued by financial trouble and in 1656 his assets were made over to the courts, and many were sold.
		Rembrandt's biographer, Cornelis de Bie, praised his paintings, 'which enlighten every mind', and his etchings which are 'the very soul of life that lives therein'.
		Rembrandt also experimented in both etching and drypoint, producing some 300 prints altogether, of which the Museum has the world's richest collection.
	www.ready-to-hang.com /LCP_ArtNotes/Rembrandt_Bio.htm (346 words)

	Rembrandt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In all, Rembrandt produced over 600 paintings, 300 etchings, and 2,000 drawings.
		By 1631, Rembrandt had established such a good reputation that he received several assignments for portraits from Amsterdam.
		It was there that Rembrandt frequently sought his Jewish neighbours to model for his Old Testament scenes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rembrandt (2646 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Rembrandt self-portrait uncovered
		The painting was first done in 1634 when Rembrandt was 28-years-old, according to the Rembrandt House museum in Amsterdam where the work is now on show temporarily.
		Museum spokeswoman Anna Brolsma said Rembrandt's pupil added earrings, a goatee beard, shoulder-length hair and a velvet cap to make it appear to be a Russian aristocrat.
		Although the portrait clearly resembled Rembrandt and bore his signature, the researchers at first ruled out that it could be genuine because it lacked the master's finesse.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/2711823.stm (329 words)

	Rembrandt Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The house can clearly be seen on a bird’s eye view map dating from 1625 (fig.1).
		In 1639 Rembrandt signed a contract governing the payment for the purchase of the house in the Breestraat (fig.3).
		It was to house several different families up to the end of the nineteenth century (fig.4).
	www.amsterdamattractions.com /rembrandt.html (898 words)

	Rembrandt 400 a Celebration of his Art
		Museums from around the world will loan their Rembrandt works to museums in Amsterdam and Leiden for this historical and cultural event.
		The highlights include Rembrandt - Caravaggio, a unique meeting of these geniuses of the Northern and Southern Baroque and Rembrandt’s Mother, Myth and Reality; various figures in his work were identified as being his father, mother, sister or uncle.
		The exposition Rembrandt - The Quest of a Genius is devoted to Rembrandt’s 20-year-long artistic and personal crisis after his wife Saskia died.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /Archives/MAR2006/Rembrandt_400.htm (2263 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Rembrandt House Museum was restored in period style in 1998, using an inventory taken after he went bankrupt in 1656.
		Rembrandt, son of a Leiden miller, married Saskia van Uylenburgh, the niece of an Amsterdam art dealer, in 1634.
		Rembrandt was also a dealer, selling Flemish and Italian works -- along with his own and his students' -- out of a room furnished with Spanish chairs, their seats covered in green velvet.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=aBjok7b8NVtk&refer=culture (917 words)

	Rembrandt at the Fleming : UVM The View
		Fleming Museum Director Janie Cohen says that Rembrandt’s name generally evokes thoughts of his paintings — a mammoth canvas like “The Nightwatch,” the mastery of light and shadow — but there’s much to be said for the humbler mediums.
		As with many of his works, Rembrandt’s wife, Saskia, was the model who posed nude to depict the mythological Susanna at her bath.
		And Picasso would prove to be the Fleming Museum’s link to the Rembrandt House Museum, when Janie Cohen came to know the Rembrandt’s director, Ed de Heer, and staff while doing her graduate work at the New York University Institute of Fine Arts.
	www.uvm.edu /theview/article.php?id=931 (702 words)

	Rare Rembrandt
		"Rembrandt's prints were mostly done in etchings and drypoint techniques and exploited the effect of strong contrasts between light and shadow.
		Rembrandt, who was born in Leiden in 1606 and died in Amsterdam in 1669, lived in Rembrandt House until 1658.
		His house was converted into a museum in 1999 and the exhibition "Rembrandt-Quest of a Genius" is currently on display at the museum until July.
	www.nationmultimedia.com /2006/05/31/headlines/headlines_30005338.php (664 words)

	7 Grachtenmusea in Amsterdam - The Rembrandt House Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In this house, where his son Titus was born and his wife Saskia died at a young age, many of his famous masterpieces were made.
		The interior of the house has been restored to its 17th-century state and the rooms have been refurnished with works of art, furniture and other objects from Rembrandt’s time.
		A new extension houses a superb collection of Rembrandt’s etchings and is the only place in the world where they are permanently on display.
	www.grachtenmusea.nl /en/museum/rembrandthuis (138 words)

	Rembrandt House Museum / Rembrandthuis- Amsterdam, Netherlands - VirtualTourist.com
		This ten room house is an excellent testament to the extraordinary and at times very sad life of the genius, Rembrandt van Rijn.
		Rembrandt was quite the collector of art and other brickbrack like stuffed animals and religious icons.
		The Rembrandt house has been restored to the way it was in Rembrandt's time complete with 17th century furniture and artefacts.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Netherlands/Provincie_Noord_Holland/Amsterdam-463377/Things_To_Do-Amsterdam-Rembrandt_House_Museum_Rembrandthuis-BR-1.html (1056 words)

	AMSTERDAM MUSEUMS: The Rembrandt House Museum
		A new extension houses a superb collection of his prints and is the setting for special exhibitions.
		The Dutch master is to be celebrated all year at the Rembrandt House Museum with four major exhibitions.
		During the exhibitions Rembrandt - Quest of a Genius (01-04-2006) and Rembrandt and Uylenburgh, Dealing in Masterpieces (16-09-2006) there is an extra charge of 5,00 p.p.
	www.amsterdammuseums.nl /eng/museum/location_detail_eng.cfm?LocatieID=1EEDD0CE-0A32-DED6-370182180150364D (416 words)

	Experts unveil portraits newly attributed to Rembrandt
		Rembrandt experts unveiled four portraits Thursday previously attributed to his students that they now believe came from the brush of the 17th century Dutch master himself, and said they were reassessing the way Rembrandt worked.
		Ernst van de Wetering, chairman of the Rembrandt Research Project, said he could reattribute the works to Rembrandt based on the subtlety of the lighting and brush work and the materials that were used.
		Four studies were displayed Thursday at Rembrandt House, the restored Amsterdam home where Rembrandt spent his last years, in one of the first events to mark the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt's birth in 1606.
	www.freenewmexican.com /news/32837.html (853 words)

	Rembrandt 400 Calendar of Events 2006
		Rembrandt – Caravaggio in Rijksmuseum/Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
		The Essence of Rembrandt in Amsterdam Historical Museum, Amsterdam
		Rembrandt, the Etcher in Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam
	www.luxurytraveler.com /rembrandt_calendar_2006.html (158 words)

	Museum celebrates 50th anniversary with major Rembrandt exhibition
		The Georgia Museum of Art will be the first institution in the United States to host an exhibition of works by Rembrandt van Rijn from the collection of the Rembrandt House in Amsterdam, the 17th-century house in which Rembrandt lived and worked at the height of his fame, from 1639 until 1660.
		Rembrandt: Treasures from the Rembrandt House, Amsterdam, on view from Nov. 7 through Jan. 10, is the highlight of the museum’s 50th anniversary celebration.
		All of Rembrandt’s subjects are represented in the exhibition--self-portraits, Old and New Testament scenes, allegories and fantasies, scenes of everyday life, nudes and mythological subjects, landscapes and portraits.
	www.uga.edu /columns/981102/front4.html (685 words)

	Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669): Paintings \| Special Topics Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		However, a crucial aspect of Rembrandt's development was his intense study of people, objects, and their surroundings "from life," as is obvious in paintings like his early self-portraits and the Saint Paul in Prison of 1627 (Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie).
		Despite the constant evolution of his style, Rembrandt's compelling descriptions of light, space, atmosphere, modeling, texture, and human situations may be traced back even from his late works (such as The Jewish Bride, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum) to the foundations of his Leiden years.
		Rembrandt exudes confidence and urbanity in his Self-Portrait of 1640 (London, National Gallery), which was modeled upon courtly portraits by Raphael and
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/rmbt/hd_rmbt.htm (719 words)

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