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354 How I became a Rembrandt scholar

To mark Rembrandt’s upcoming birthday, Schwartz reminisces about his beginnings in Rembrandt studies half a century ago.


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Author Gary SchwartzPosted on July 11, 2017September 4, 2017Categories Memoirs and tributes, RembrandtTags Horst Gerson, J.G. van Gelder, Willem Bloemena2 Comments on 354 How I became a Rembrandt scholar

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