This painting would say agony and acceptance even if we knew nothing about Rembrandt's life, the success followed by bankruptcy and, by this time in 1669, at the age of 63, the deaths of almost everyone he loved; his son Titus predeceased him in this same year.

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Q50981669, Jaan Vahtra, Tartu Art Museum's watercolor collection https://t.co/vVt3OlAjiE (Palette: 🖌🎨

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Theodoor van Thulden, 1606 –1669, Dutch painter, draughtsman and engraver, Holy Franciscus heals Giovanni di Carat

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Theodoor van Thulden, 1606 –1669, Dutch painter, draughtsman and engraver, Harmony and Marriage

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Theodoor van Thulden, 1606 –1669, Dutch painter, draughtsman and engraver, Athena and Pegasus

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Theodoor van Thulden, 1606 –1669, Dutch painter, draughtsman and engraver, An Allegory of Time overcoming Discord

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Adoration of the Shepherds, 1669, by (#JosefaDeAyalaFigueira; Portuguese, ca. 1630–1684). Held at the National Museum of Ancient Art, ; source https://t.co/cZWAXQzOZ6

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This self-portrait dates from 1669, the year Rembrandt died, so it may be the last he painted. The expressive freedom of style shows that Rembrandt was certainly not exhausted at the end of his life. 🏛 collection
Self-Portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn 1669

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in 1669, the Venetians surrender the fortress of Candia in Crete to the Ottomans.

It is the 2nd longest siege in history, lasting 21 years.

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One night in 1669, a German physician heated a mixture of sand, charcoal, and urine in an effort to discover the Philosopher's Stone. He found something else instead. https://t.co/8EGikj1dBg

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in 1669, now our Rembrandt passed away.

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