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Rembrandt van Rijn
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) was a Dutch painter, artist and teacher. He is considered one of the greatest painters in European art history, and the most renowned in Dutch history.
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What are little known facts about Rembrandt?
Rembrandt was born in July 15, 1606 and died October 4, 1669. He liked to draw self portraits of himself, as well as other various face portraits. He was said to be "The greatest artist in the Dutch Republic". Some of his greatest pieces of art were carved into history, those drawings were like, The Dane, Jacob de Gheyn III, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolas, and Night Watch. There still remain other portraits that have made a huge change in history, and some were made by other artists. Most of there famed drawings are being held in museums, so that tourists see what the history of drawing has developed into.
What is the value of Rembrandt print 'Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer'?
There is no way of assessing the value of a work of until it is up for sale, and this painting will not be. It may interest you, though, that just a couple of days ago (December 2009) one of his paintings were sold for $33.2 million. It is called Portrait of a man, half-length, with his arms akimbo painted in 1658.
