Inside the Morgan: Pierpont Morgan's Study Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) never

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) never left his homeland of the Netherlands but in his massive body of painting

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Rembrandt also left one of the most extensive series of self-portraits of any artist

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Inside the Morgan: Pierpont Morgan's Study Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) neverBy 1900 the renowned banker and philanthropist John Pierpont Morgan began to envision building a repository to house his collections and serve as a private retreat. He commissioned the illustrious architect Charles McKim of McKim, Mead, and White to con struct an elegant marble villa next to his home on 36th Street between Madison and Park Avenues in New York City. Morgan was deeply engaged in the design of the building and the decoration of its