Dutch Turn Out to Honor a Master ; Art Enthusiasts Mark Rembrandt's 400th
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › July 17, 2006
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Art enthusiasts dressed up as the 17th- century nobles, beggars, priests and prostitutes portrayed in the paintings of Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn, honoring the 400th anniversary Saturday of his birth.
Celebrations centered on the cities of Leiden, where Rembrandt was born July 15, 1606, and Amsterdam, where he did his greatest work, suffered personal tragedies and died in 1669.See the full content of this document
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Dutch Turn Out to Honor a Master ; Art Enthusiasts Mark Rembrandt's 400th
In Leiden, a torch-lit procession in period costume gathered by a statue of Rembrandt shortl...
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