Over the Christmas holidays I was in Amsterdam, and paid a visit to the Rembrandt House Museum. The image above shows the salon where he displayed works by his contemporaries.
Rembrandt moved there in the middle of his career, at the height of success. That year he was commissioned to paint one of his most renowned paintings, The Night Watch. He lived in the house for about fifteen years, until about ten years before his death.
It is a wonderful historic house and fascinating art museum, providing:
- an insight into 17th century life
- an insight into Rembrandt's artistic practice
- a significant collection of Rembrandt's etchings of Bible stories
The museum also has fantastic adult learner opportunities. On top of the free audio tour of the house, there are guided tours (available on request), print making workshops and regular demonstrations of etching and paint preparation.
The shop is packed with goodies and I picked up an original drawing of a typical Amsterdam view, and a delft porcelain-style zipper-pull.
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