Identifier: rembrandthislife01mich (find matches)
Title: Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Michel, Emile, 1828-1909 Simmonds, Florence Wedmore, Frederick, Sir, 1844-1921
Subjects: Rembrandt Hermanszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669
Publisher: London : W. Heinemann
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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STUDY OF AN OLD MAN. (King of Saxonys Collection.) CONDITION OF ARTISTS 93 warm protectors of the arts, and Frederick Henry was thefirst among them, to give some attention to the building, fur-nishing and decoration of his palaces. Even his artistic sympathieswere rather Flemish than Dutch, and the rich citizens and
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THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE. (Pen and wash, Heseltine Collection.) men of letters shared his predilections. Hooft, Van Baerle, and even Vondel, recognised no rivals to Van Dyck and Rubens. They could not understand Rembrandt, and never allude to him intheir writings. 94 REMBRANDT Amateurs who prided themselves on their enlightenment, variedtheir collection of Flemish masters by the purchase of Italian pictures,a predilection for which was supposed to stamp the collector at onceas a person of the highest taste. Examples of the Italian masterswere consequently much sought after, and fairly numerous in Amster-dam at the beginning of the seventeenth century. Among localpainters, the Italianisers enjoyed most favour, and commanded thehighest prices. The large majority who knew nothing of the artisticquality of a picture was captivated by their choice of elevatedthemes, and their close adherence to tradition in treatment. Theliterary and historical episodes they affected further gave the

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