Art Lovers Celebrate Rembrandt’s Birth
From Times Wire Reports
Art enthusiasts dressed up as the 17th century nobles, beggars, priests and prostitutes portrayed in the paintings of Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn, honoring the 400th anniversary of his birth.
Celebrations centered on the cities of Leiden, where Rembrandt was born July 15, 1606, and Amsterdam, where he did his greatest work, suffered personal tragedies and died in 1669.
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