Rembrandt

Author: Xu Lai
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The 17th century was a hopeful era, especially for those favored by fate. At that time, Dutch merchants were conducting trade in places like the Far East, Australia, and New Zealand, while Herman Gerritszoon van Leyden, a miller, lived in Leiden, the Netherlands. On July 15, 1606, at the beginning of the century, his son was born, and he placed all his hopes on his son. This child's given name was Rembrandt, and he would later become famous by this name. Rembrandt quickly showed promise in art at a young age, and his teachers soon discovered this talent. After studying some humanities in his hometown, the young man entered university, where it was claimed he would become a versatile painter. At that time, he was still under 14 years old.