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One of my favorite artists is Rembrant is the greatest Dutch
master, one of the supreme geneuses in the history of art. To
this day the art of Rembrant remains one of the most profound
witness of the progress of the soul in it's earthly pilgrimage
towards the realisation of higher destiny. The son of the
prosperous miller, Rembrant was born in Leiden in 1608. He
studied at Leiden University, but his real vocation was painting.
His rapid sugsess promoted him to move to the Amsterdam in 1631.
In 1632 Rembrant bought a splendid house, started a collection
of paintings and rarities. The universal artist dealt with many
world subjects. Rembrant created a number of portraits and some
group portraits which were traditional to the Dutch art. The best
of them are "Anatomy lesson of Dr. Tulp" and "The night watch".
In 1655 Rembrant found himself in the midst of several
financial troubles. At that period he painted "The Polish Rider",
which is an allegory of the man's earthly journey.
Probably in 1669, the year of his own death, Rembrant
painted his famous "Return of the Prological son", which stands
at the ultimate peak of Cristian spirituality, illuminating the
relationship of the self to the eternity.
The biblical theme was very important to Rembrant. He painted
"Artakserks, Oman and Eshpir", "The Saint Family".
Rembrant was not understood when he was alive. He died in
poverty. But it is the spirituality of his art that distinguishes
Rembrant from his Dutch contemporaries making him the greatest
artist of the world.
