Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Introduction

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn or Ryn (rĕmˈbrănt, Du. rĕmˈbränt härˈmənsōn vän rĪn) [key], 1606–69, Dutch painter, etcher, and draftsman, b. Leiden. Rembrandt is acknowledged as the greatest master of the Dutch school.

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