Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time . surer-General Volbergen to dis-charge the Princes debt. We learn from other sources thecause of Rembrandts impatience,and his solicitations for few days before he had bought ahouse. On his arrival at Amsterdamhe had, according to Houbraken,taken up his quarters in a warehouseon the Bloemgracht. His lettersto Huygens mention various subse-quent domiciles. In February, 1636,he was living in the Nieuwe Doel Straet ; three years later he removedto a house on a new quay, at the end of the town, on the Binnen 1 It was probably one of these visit
Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time . surer-General Volbergen to dis-charge the Princes debt. We learn from other sources thecause of Rembrandts impatience,and his solicitations for few days before he had bought ahouse. On his arrival at Amsterdamhe had, according to Houbraken,taken up his quarters in a warehouseon the Bloemgracht. His lettersto Huygens mention various subse-quent domiciles. In February, 1636,he was living in the Nieuwe Doel Straet ; three years later he removedto a house on a new quay, at the end of the town, on the Binnen 1 It was probably one of these visits to Uytenbogaerd which suggested to Rembrandtthe idea and the motive of his Gold-weigher, the print we described in the last was also in acknowledgment of Huygens good offices in this matter that he offeredthe large picture the Secretary had hesitated to accept. The date and dimensions(10 feet by 8) of this picture seem to indicate, as we have already remarked, that theSamson in the Schonborn collection was the work in REMBRANDT S HOUSE IN THE BREESTKAAT. (In its present state.) PURCHASE OF A HOUSE 257 Amstel. It was known as the Sugar Refinery {fhuys is genaemtdie Suykerbackery). Such changes were little to the taste of a recluselike Rembrandt ; he felt the need of a home in which he could set uphis studio, install his pupils, and arrange his collections. On January5, 1639, he bought a house belonging to the heirs of P. Beltens inthe Joden-Breestraat (a continuation of the Saint Anthonis Bree-straat), the second beyond the bridge. This house, which was in
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