Rembrandt 400

In 2006 it is 400 years ago that Rembrandt, Holland's greatest 17th-century painter, was born. Throughout the year several activities will be organized to commemorate perhaps the greatest of Dutch masters. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history (together with Pieter Paul Rubens), and the most important United Provinces (Netherlands) painter of the seventeenth century. ... Holland is the name of a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700 in the Gregorian calendar. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ...

The activities to commemorate ‘Rembrandt 400’ are concentrated in the two cities in which the artist lived. He was born in Leiden in 1606, and lived and worked in Amsterdam in the latter part of his life. Leiden (in English also, but now rarely, Leyden) is a city and municipality in South Holland, The Netherlands. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ...

Exhibits

• The Masterpieces

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Jan 2-Dec 31, 2006 The Rijksmuseum Rembrandt van Rijn: The Night Watch 1642 Johannes Vermeer: Milkmaid 1658-1660 Frans Hals: Portrait of a Young Couple The Rijksmuseum (IPA: ; Dutch for State Museum) is the national museum of the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam on the Museumplein. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ...

• All the Rembrandts

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Jan 26-Dec 31, 2006 The Rijksmuseum Rembrandt van Rijn: The Night Watch 1642 Johannes Vermeer: Milkmaid 1658-1660 Frans Hals: Portrait of a Young Couple The Rijksmuseum (IPA: ; Dutch for State Museum) is the national museum of the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam on the Museumplein. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ...

• Rembrandt - Caravaggio

Van Gogh Museum in cooperation with the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Feb 24-Jun 18, 2006 The Van Gogh Museum is a museum in Amsterdam featuring the works of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. ... The Rijksmuseum Rembrandt van Rijn: The Night Watch 1642 Johannes Vermeer: Milkmaid 1658-1660 Frans Hals: Portrait of a Young Couple The Rijksmuseum (IPA: ; Dutch for State Museum) is the national museum of the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam on the Museumplein. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ...

• A summer with Rembrandt

Mauritshuis, The Hague Jun 26-Sep 18, 2006 Mauritshuis The Mauritshuis is a museum in The Hague, the Netherlands. ... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ...

• Rembrandt, the Etcher

The Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam Jul 8-Sep 3, 2006 Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ...

For full programme, visit Rembrandt 400 Foundation