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15 11 In 1634, Rembrandt gave official notice of his intended marriage to Saskia 11 in the Oude Kerk church. She died eight years later, and was buried here. In 1662, 14 12 Rembrandt ordered the clearing and sale 13 10 of the burial site. Oudekerksplein 23

16 10 Originally, De Waag was a city gate, 6 but it eventually served other functions, 9 such as an ‘anatomical theatre’ where, once every year, the corpse of a criminal was publicly dissected. Rembrandt painted ‘The anatomy lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp’ 12 Now the Royal Palace, this majestic here. The anatomical theatre is still there building was originally built as Amsterdam to this day. There was another anatomical City Hall. At that time, it was actually the theatre in de Grote Vleeshal (‘large meat world’s largest secular building. In 1661, hall’) on the Nes street, where Rembrandt Rembrandt painted his largest canvas, 8 painted ‘The anatomy lesson of ‘The conspiracy of Claudius Civilis’, 7 Dr Deijman’. measuring a prodigious 5.5 x 5.5 metres 4 for the city hall. Unfortunately, the 5 painting was rejected and Rembrandt resorted to cropping the scale down 9 The grand and stately Trippenhuis to 2 x 3 metres. was the home of the Trip brothers, who were wealthy arms dealers. 4 The chimneys were specially designed to resemble cannons. In 1661, Rembrandt 13 It is almost unimaginable now, painted a portrait of their parents, but this busy street was once a canal. Jacob Trip and Margaretha de Geer. It is also where Rembrandt drew his Kloveniersburgwal 29 ‘View of Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal’, a sketch of houses and trees, rendered 2 in swift strokes and loops. 8 Hotel Doelen. The ‘club house’ Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 3 of the city guard once stood here. These marksmen were armed with a firearm called an ‘arquebus’ (a type of musket), 14 One of Rembrandt’s clients, which is where the name ‘arquebusier’ the merchant banker Frederik Rihel, comes from. The arquebusiers com­mis­ worked here in the Bartolotti House. sioned Rembrandt to paint ‘The Night Rembrandt painted an impressive Watch’ in 1642. equestrian portrait of Rihel. Nieuwe Doelenstraat 26 Herengracht 170-172 7 This corner was once the site of 15 Rembrandt’s first mistress, Staalhof, the centre of the textile industry. Hendrickje, was buried in Westerkerk It was here that the Sampling Officials Church. She was followed five years inspected fabrics. Rembrandt painted later, in 1668, by his son. One year later, ‚The Syndics‘, his only ‚regents‘ piece. Rembrandt himself died. By then, his Corner of Staalstraat and Groenburgwal riches were exhausted and he was given an anonymous burial. 1 Prinsengracht 281 6 In 1639, Rembrandt purchased the fancy home which is now referred to as the the Rembrandt House museum. 16 This was Rembrandt’s last It’s a bit odd that he bought this house, address and is also our last port of instead of a fashionable house by the call. After the forced sale of their canal. Despite the house having been lavish home, the Rembrandt on the market for a couple of years, family moved to this house, which at Rembrandt overpaid for it by 1000 guilders. the time still stood beside 1 Before us is the Rijksmuseum. 2 Key parts of Rembrandt’s personal life 3 This is the home of the Six family, 4 At one point, this bridge was Jodenbreestraat 4 Canal. Hendrickje and Titus worked If you haven’t yet been inside, it’s well can be found here, behind the massive which has owned the portrait of , wooden and painted blue, which is as art dealers, selling Rembrandt’s worth a visit. The Rijksmuseum houses doors of the Treasury in the City Archives painted by Rembrandt in 1654, for the where it got its name, which translates works, where Rembrandt joined the the most important collection of (previously bank vaults). The archives last 350 years (except when it is on loan literally as ‘blue bridge’. We now stand 5 In Rembrandt’s day, the site of the staff. He died in this house. Rembrandt’s paintings, prints and hold the official deeds and financial to a museum). Jan Six was an Amsterdam where Rembrandt once stood, drawing current combined city hall and music Rozengracht 184 drawings. documents, which also serve as a basis regent and also a friend of Rembrandt’s. the heart of the city, the Amstel river. theatre was a picturesque neighbour­ Museumstraat 1 for researchers and biographers. For Amstel 218 Unfortunately this spot is not as quiet hood inhabited by increasing numbers of immigrants, particularly Portuguese example, there is a record of the baptism as it was then, so watch out for the Jews. Rembrandt and his wife Saskia of Rembrandt’s son Titus held here. cyclists as you cross the street. lived here from 1637 to 1639 in a house. Vijzelstraat 32 Blauwbrug 22