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You are now entering the house in which the painter Rembrandt van Rijn lived and worked from 1639 to 1658. Rembrandt bought this large and imposing house for 13,000 guilders: an immense sum for the time. He was not concerned by such high expenditure. He was a celebrated artist and his earnings were good.

But Rembrandt did not pay off his mortgage and he experienced financial problems. Eventually, in 1656, he went bankrupt. The creditors had his house sold and his possessions were auctioned off. After the sale Rembrandt moved to a modest rented house on the Rozengracht, where he was to live until his death in 1669.

The inventory of Rembrandt's property that was drawn up when he went bankrupt has survived. It lists the furniture, paintings, prints, drawings, statues, weapons and rare objects found in each room. This inventory has been used as the basis for a reconstruction of the interior of Rembrandt's house.

Rembrandt 1606-2006: 400 anos do nascimento.