ART/ARCHITECTURE - Rembrandt

We celebrate Rembrandt as one of history’s greatest painters. But his troubled life story provides us with clues for interpreting the hidden, radical purpose of his art.Uploaded 30-06-21Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/S8r5BBe more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/Xn9ybFURTHER READINGYou can read more on this and other subjects here: https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/rembrandt-as-a-guide-to-kindness/"Born in 1606, Rembrandt became a hugely successful painter when he was still only in his twenties. He earned a fortune and lived a wildly extravagant life. But by his early fifties, he was all but bankrupt: he had to sell his house and all the beautiful objects he had accumulated. In the world of respectable, prudent Dutch merchants, his economic ruin was regarded as deeply shameful – and, self-evidently, it was entirely his own fault..."MORE SCHOOL OF LIFEWatch more films on ART/ARCHITECTURE in our playlist: https://bit.ly/2XTKFF5SOCIAL MEDIAFeel free to follow us at the links below:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITSProduced in collaboration with:Mike Boothhttps://twitter.com/somegreybloke Title animation produced in collaboration withVale Productionshttps://www.valeproductions.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices