Rembrandt, capitalism and great art: the Dutch golden age comes to Sydney
- Written by Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Associate Professor, Art & Design: UNSW Australia. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, UNSW
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn 'Self-portrait as the apostle Paul' 1661 (detail)Rijksmuseum, de Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, SwitzerlandIn 1962, when I was a child caught in the crowd looking at the Treasures of Woburn Abbey exhibition at Sydney’s David Jones department store, a painting of a child spoke to me – Rembrandt’s...





