In 2006 the world celebrated the 400th anniversary of the birth of Rembrandt van Rijn – the remarkable painter from Leiden. In honor of this occasion the well-known Dutch art historian and Rembrandt expert Roelof van Straten has written a new book on the master’s early period: Young Rembrandt. The Leiden Years, 1606-1632.\n\nThis exhaustive study explores everything known about Rembrandt’s Leiden period: all the paintings, drawings and prints by the master himself, as well as works by the young masters from his circle (Jan Lievens, Gerrit Dou, etc.).\nThe author in many instances succeeds in a much more precise dating of Rembrandt’s (and Lievens’) early works than is usual in the literature up to now. By means of the chronological order, the reader gets a clear insight into the development of early Rembrandt and Lievens, their mutual influences.\nFurthermore, this new study catalogs and describes all known historical documents and numerous details not well known, such as the contacts Rembrandt had with the Court in The Hague.\n\nYoung Rembrandt. The Leiden Years is the first complete study on Rembrandt’s early period! Everything about the young Rembrandt and his circle now, for the first time, in one exhaustive and lucidly written story! Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of reproductions, many of them in color.\n\nBeside the main text there are eight historical context papers. With these essays, Rembrandt’s Leiden period is placed in a comprehensive historical and cultural-historical context. Two of these articles were written by Ingrid W.L. Moerman, former Curator of Municipal Museum “De Lakenhal” in Leiden and the world’s leading expert on the subject.\n\nThe book contains a comprehensive general alphabetical index as well as a subject index. A concise bibliography offers possibilities for further reading and research.\n\nA unique new Rembrandt study!