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Imagine, you had in just one live around 25 legal conflicts and battles of all kinds! With clients about the quality of your work or about sharp business prices. With your neighbor about the costs of reconstruction of your house. Or for the transfer of your house to a family member to escape you creditors. Yes, I know, it's not you.. Who is this? We’re talking Rembrandt, the world famous painter from the Dutch Golden Age. I am Bob Wessels and I am from the Netherlands. I am a veteran lawyer ...
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Send us a Text Message. In my podcast on this subject, I had an interesting conversation with Dr. Maurits den Hollander. As an introduction, Maurits den Hollander is a historian who specializes in legal and institutional developments in the late medieval and early modern period (around 1300 – 1700). Throughout his work, Maurits strives to embed leg…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome, or welcome back again. When I tell people that Rembrandt, the famous Dutch painter, went bankrupt, half of them just didn't know. The other half had sometimes, some only vaguely, heard of it. Most people would like to know a lot more about it. Well, the this podcast caters to their needs. This happens in two ways. B…
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RM24010 - Transferring the house to Titus
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome or welcome back again! Rembrandt was 32 and Saskia 26 when they purchased a large house and premises in the Breestreet in Amsterdam. The contract dates from 1639. The house formed a part of their marital community of property. Seventeen years later, in 1656, Rembrandt transferred the house to his son Titus. Until 201…
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Send us a Text Message. This we didn't know until the 1960s: Rembrandt had a relationship with his housekeeper and caretaker of his son Titus. Her name was Geertje Dircx and she was about four years younger than Rembrandt. It was shortly after Saskia's death. Geertje Dircks became Titus' caretaker in 1642. Rembrandt began a relationship with her. L…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome, or welcome again. In this episode of Rembrandt's Money, I'll tell you about the house Rembrandt purchased in 1639. Spoiler alert: You can visit that house now: In this Rembrandt House Museum you can follow Rembrandt's life with new exhibitions every time. But, before you go... In this podcast I’ll tell you everythin…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome, or welcome back again! This time I will be taking you back to swirly Amsterdam in the first half of the 17th century and its mixed population. Migration is is deeply anchored in Amsterdam's DNA. Since the 16th century, many thousands of newcomers have settled there every year, whether refugees of faith, or persons i…
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Send us a Text Message. Rembrandt married Saskia Uylenburgh in 1634. The marriage must have been the talk of the town. The great painter Rembrandt and Saskia, daughter of a former mayor of Leeuwarden and a high-ranking senior administrator in the province of Friesland – their union must have received a lot of attention. But there were no newspapers…
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Send us a Text Message. Around 1630, Rembrandt worked in his first Amsterdam years with art dealer Hendrick Uylenburgh. Hendrick’s network had a significant impact on Rembrandt. Rembrandt painted between 1631 and 1634 at least fifty portraits. At the same time, Rembrandt experienced his first artistic breakthrough in 1632 with 'The anatomical lesso…
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Send us a Text Message. RM24004 – Uylenburgh art studio I will be taking you back to swirly Amsterdam of the 17th century. Migration is is deeply anchored in Amsterdam's DNA. Since the 16th century, thousands of newcomers settled every year, whether refugees of faith, or persons in search of a better life. This migration is the driving force behind…
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Send us a Text Message. RM24003 – From birth name to brand fame In this episode we will explore the story of Rembrandt’s different signatures under his artwork. A fascinating way to trace Rembrandt’s artistic development, his self image, and his desire to build a high-class reputation. So we understand how he wanted to be seen by his contemporaries…
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Send us a Text Message. RM24002 – A young entrepreneur in Leiden This episode will be about Rembrandt’s signatures under his artwork. A surprising search into the way he presents himself in his first years in Amsterdam. 1. Blog: https://www.rembrandtsmoney.com/blog/ 2. Sources: https://www.rembrandtsmoney.com/sources/ 3. Instagram: https://www.inst…
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Send us a Text Message. RM24001 – A National Icon Welcome or welcome back again. In this episode I I wil tell you why Rembrandt is a national icon in the Netherlands. How, when, and why did he become a Dutch national hero? Mmmm? Rembrandt a Dutch icon? There was plenty of criticism about him. He was bad with money. Wasn't he trying to defraud his c…
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