"[that Rembrandt] tugged people away who peered to closely at his pictures when visiting his studio saying: 'The smell of the paint would bother you'."
— Rembrandt

January 1, 1970

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In Houbraken's story of the life of the painter Aert van Gelder (a late pupil and follower of Rembrandt's late painting-style most consequently), Houbraken is discussing the fact that the choice between the rough and the smooth manner of painting was subject to fashion (Houbraken Vol. 3., p. 206)