🎂 Rembrandt, painter of light, is born (1606)
Where: Leiden, Netherlands
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📅 On This Day: July 15
July 15, 1606: Rembrandt, painter of light, is born. On 15 July 1606, the painter Rembrandt was born in Leiden, in the Netherlands. He is famous for paintings where light seems to shine out of the darkness. His masterpiece, The Night Watch, hangs in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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🧠 Question of the day
What is Rembrandt's masterpiece called?
- Mona Lisa
- Sunflowers
- The Night Watch
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Answer: The Night Watch
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt