Rembrandt
Rembrandt was a Dutch artist who many people conceder one the greatest painters
in the history of Western art. His full name was Rembrandt Harmenszoon van
Rijn, and he had a great understanding of human nature, not only in painting but also in drawing and etching.
He was born in Leiden on July 15, 1606. Apart from the fact that he did not come from a wealthy family, he still went to school and later on to the university of Leiden. Soon he found that this did not interest him, and he wound up studying under a local master of art Jacob van Swanenburch. Later he studied under Piet…
