Excerpt from Exhibition of Works by Rembrandt: Winter Exhibition, Thirtieth Year, 1899<br><br>Amsterdam was at that time one of the wealthiest and most important cities Of Europe, and also the centre of considerable literary activity, and Rembrandt was not long in making ample use of the opportunities it presented for the development of his genius and the exercise of his artistic powers. In 1632, soon after his arrival there, he executed one or two fine portraits, as e. G. (no. And, as a commission, The Anatomy Lesson, in the Museum at the Hague, a picture which at once brought him fame and popularity, and fortune in the Shape of numerous commissions for portraits. The next year, 1633, saw another great masterpiece from his brush, The Shipbuilder and his Wife (no.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.