Morgan County News | 1938-02-18 | Page 2 | Portraitist Supreme

portraitist supreme rembrandt 1608 1606 1669 was a dutch millers son who became the greatest portraitist in history of art he was a huge success ot at twenty one for years he lavished great wealth on his family and friends and paid extravagant sums for other artists pictures one by one he lost love riches family prestige he died alone and forgotten in amsterdam slums he loved to paint himself and friends dressed in prop costumes from his studio