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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn (b. 1606, Leiden, d. 1669, Amsterdam) |
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The Amstel from the Blauwbrug1649-50Pen and black and brown ink, brush and wash on prepared vellum, 132 x 231 mm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam | |
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Catalogue number: Benesch 844. The closest spot on the Amstel from Rembrandt's house was where the Blauwbrug (Blue Bridge) now crosses the river. In the seventeenth century, there was a bridge on the same location, from which Rembrandt drew the present panorama. | |
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