Sunday, November 1, 2009

Rembrandt Geocoin




- 1,75 x 1,75 Zoll (ca. 44 mm); Dicke 3,0 mm
- 3D Darstellung auf Vorder- und Rückseite
- trackable auf Geocaching.com mit eigenem Icon: Rembrandt Geocoin Icon 32 Pixel Rembrandt Geocoin Icon 16 Pixel

Text by Team van Stoffelen:

Rembrandt, son of Harmen van Rijn was born July 15, 1606 in Leiden. Having achieved youthful success as a portrait painter, his later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardship. His drawings and paintings were popular throughout his lifetime and his reputation as an artist remained high.

The Night Watch is the common name of one of his most famous works of this Dutch master and is more properly titled The Militia Company of Frans Banning Cocq. It is on prominent display in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Rembrandt died October 4, 1669 in Amsterdam and outlived his wife and son. He was buried in a unmarked grave in the Westerkerk (Western Church) in Amsterdam. Het became on of the most prominent icons of the Dutch Golden Age.

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