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Have you always wanted to know what Rembrandt’s favorite places in Amsterdam were? Now you can literally follow in his footsteps. Together with Mastercard, we have developed a virtual walk in which you can explore the city with Rembrandt.

Stel, je mag je eigen fashionitem maken met daarop een ets, hoe ziet deze er dan uit? Met het project 'Rembrandt van de buurt' ga jij samen met Georgy Dendoe creatief aan de slag en ontwerp je een ets voor een nieuw Sumibu t-shirt. 

Rembrandt is known as a passionate man. But do you see that reflected in his etchings? In the summer exhibition Rembrandt and Love you’ll look at love through Rembrandt’s eyes: from dramatic love to parental love, from charity to love for animals. Of course, Rembrandt’s own love life will also be featured: the artist immortalized his first great love, Saskia Uylenburgh, on the etching plate more than once. Rembrandt and Love will show more than 50 etchings from the collection of The Rembrandt House Museum. You can’t help but fall in love.

Rembrandt painted two peacocks – dead peacocks to be specific. It is a very special work of art. There is only a single other painting by him in which a dead bird plays the leading role (The Bittern Hunter, 1639). The picture with the peacocks has the character of a decorative piece, a work of art meant to enliven an interior. These were often hung up high, for example above a door. Peacocks are suitable subject matter for such a decorative piece, because it conjures the atmosphere of the countryside.

Come and make an etch just like Rembrandt, do a scavenger hunt, or go on a walk with Rembrandt's dog in the new multimedia tour.

Come and etch at Rembrandt's home. Who are you going to etch? Your father or mother? Or maybe your pet that you love dearly? Afterwards, you can take the etchings home.