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The Rembrandt Century: How Art Became Big Business poster

The Rembrandt Century: How Art Became Big Business

2022 53m 8Movie

DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

In the 17th century, the Netherlands experienced an unprecedented artistic explosion: painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals were so prolific that they were able to make a living from their talent alone; so much so that, within a prosperous society, thanks to wealth from overseas colonies and financial speculation, collecting works of art became a status symbol.

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Frauke Schlieckau

Director, Writer

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Birgitta Assheuer

Self - Narrator (voice)