Around the age of 25, Rembrandt van Rijn moved to Amsterdam, which was the commercial capital of northern Europe at that time. Considered a bold step for a fledgling artist, he nonetheless enjoyed a meteoric rise as a painter and teacher, and his many self-portraits made his face into the trademark of his brand. Illustrated with dozens of sumptuous color reproductions, this exhibition catalogue shows how Rembrandt was inspired by his new milieu, and developed the broadly brushed, dramatically lit, and realistically rendered canvases for which he is renowned.