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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Rembrandt
Born: July 15, 1606
Died: October 4, 1669 (aged 63)
Bio: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art and the most important in Dutch history.
Known for:
- The Night Watch (1642)
- The Return of the Prodigal Son (1669)
- The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632)
- The Jewish Bride (1665)
- Syndics of the Drapers' Guild (1662)
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