Rembrandt and his Contemporaries presents 35 works from a unique private collection in New York: The Leiden Collection. It comprises renowned works by artists including Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), a painter who embraced the principle that, to be a great artist, it was necessary to produce history paintings. The pictures tell mythological, biblical and allegorical tales and are of exceptional quality.Rembrandt and his Contemporaries presents 35 works from a unique private collection in New York: The Leiden Collection. It comprises renowned works by artists including Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), a painter who embraced the principle that, to be a great artist, it was necessary to produce history paintings. The pictures tell mythological, biblical and allegorical tales and are of exceptional quality.