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Article: Rembrandt's legacy.(FROM PAST TO PRESENT)(Biography)
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- Calliope
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- March 1, 2006
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Around 1650, Rembrandt realized that he faced insurmountable financial problems in spite of having borrowed substantial sums of money. Among the bills he could not pay was the mortgage on the house he had purchased in Amsterdam in 1639. By 1656, personal bankruptcy was unavoidable and his house, furniture, paintings, and prints were all sold at auction. Forced to move, he relocated to a smaller, rental accommodation in another section of Amsterdam and lived there until his death in 1669.
Rembrandt's bankruptcy and subsequent more frugal lifestyle have contributed significantly to the image of him as a misunderstood artist whose later works were not as well ...
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