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 The other day I told you that Rembrandt’s main sources of income were three of a kind: (i) commissions (assignments) for paintings, (ii) selling etches, and (ii) fees for teaching students. See the related podcast Rembrandts Money (available via  www.rembrandtsmoney.com, under podcast 24014, ‘Studying with Rembrandt’). 

 In that podcast, I gave some data on how many pupils Rembrandt apprenticed during his over 40 years of active life as an artist. That would be around 50.

 I will now focus on some students who came from Dordrecht. Why Dordrecht? That’s rather simple. Dordrecht was the most important city in Holland until the 15th century. Moreover, some of Rembrandt’s most successful and well-known students came from Dordrecht, e.g. Ferdinand Bol, Samuel van Hoogstraten and Nicolaes Maes. More importantly, Dordrecht is still a beautiful, picturesque city, with over 120,000 inhabitants, where I have lived for almost 40 years. It is certainly worth a visit.

1.    Idea, research, author, and narration: Bob Wessels:  linkedin.com/in/bobwessels
2.    Artwork, editing, production: Jan Wind:  linkedin.com/in/janwind-videomaker
3.    Artwork based on the bookcover of ‘Rembrandt’s money’ designed by Teun Okkerse: linkedin.com/in/theun-okkerse-516130b
4. Copyright accountability:
Music: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) - Thomas Beecham (conductor) The Salomon Symphonies (Volume One) — Capitol Records, 1958. GCR 7127. Copyright Public Domain - Source: Internet Archive - Public Domain
Artwork for this episode:
Public Domain Wiki Commons.

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For a few years I did extensive research, leading to my book of Rembrandt’s Money. The legal and financial life of an artist-entrepreneur in 17th century Holland. The first edition of the book Rembrandt’s Money, published in autumn 2021. It is nearly sold out. See https://webshop.rembrandthuis.nl/nl/rembrandts-money.htmlOr: https://shop.wolterskluwer.nl/Rembrandt-s-Money-sNPREMBMON/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAu9yqBhBmEiwAHTx5p09qw-mnSxvfLuexD9n-MFLvE_EABhlDHGVEMVes2b2ygNNeyMim-BoCqbgQAvD_BwE