There were much conjecture concerning if Rembrandt and you will Baruch *Spinoza understood both. The newest denial that Rembrandt is actually Spinoza’s drawing teacher might have been refuted. Of a lot scholars enjoys advertised observe a beneficial likeness from Spinoza when you look at the paintings from the Rembrandt, but really so-called identifications features remained very questionable. There is certainly a chance the several have met within where you can find Manasseh ben Israel, who had been among Spinoza’s educators, or at the house out-of Spinoza’s Latin professor, Dr. Frans van den Emden, where one of Rembrandt’s students is a good lodger, or at meetings off Collegiants and you may Mennonites which the philosopher occasionally attended. Continuarea →