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A Boy struggles to break free of his family's rigid
expectations and leads Rembrandt to defy artistic convention and pursue his own
vision.
In 1641, the
Dutch master is at the height of his success.
Unchallenged by portraits of the rich and famous, Rembrandt indulges
other pursuits like splurging at auctions and helping his adolescent neighbor,
Samuel. After trying to run away,
Samuel agrees to work as Rembrandt's studio apprentice to appease his father,
a respected rabbi who wants his son to be a scholar.
Samuel thrives in the studio as a talented printmaker.
Meanwhile, Rembrandt struggles with a commission for militia commander
Captain Banning Cocq, but he abandons it completely when his wife dies soon
after childbirth. He also neglects
his infant son. When a dismayed
Samuel convinces the artist to fulfill his parental duties, he finally
understands his own father.
Rembrandt
breaks from artistic convention to follow his heart, transforming the
Captains' group portrait into his masterpiece, “The Nightwatch”.
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