When I was nine years old, my grandmother took me on a three week trip to Europe. Remember the 60's? Our first stop was Amsterdam, and one of the first items on our itinerary was a visit to The Riijksmuseum to see The Nightwatch. It was quite large, that's what I remember, but at that age I didn't truly appreciate the moment. Looking back now I am glad I had the experience, thanks for the memory.
The point of _The Painter in His Studio_ is the fact that he stands and observes his work-in-progress from a distance, when most painters sat at the easel. Notice the wear on the rung of the easel, the result of decades feet resting on it.
2 Dutch Grandmasters down 1 to go ! van Rhijn & van Gogh are off course truly exeptional , Hieronymus Bosch 1450-1516 is everything beyond immagination . A Bosch Biographic would be great ✌ ☝Thanks for all the great content ,its amazing 🙌🖕💪 1. Jheronimus Bosch - the Garden of the Eartly Delights 2. Vincent van Gogh 👂 Starry Nights/Sunflowers 3. Rembrandt van Rhijn 🤷♂️ the Nightwatch
Huge fan of Rembrandt. Saw the Night Watch and there was a huge crowd around it. People were sitting on the floor looking at it. To me though The Jewish Bride was what stopped me in my tracks. No reproduction can do it justice.
So a, serious Biographics video about the blazing legend Danny Salter. From starting a dating agency on his trusty C64 to writing for serious business channels to ending up in a basement with Sam writing on a typewriter, about conspiracy theories and the dumbest criminals
Great video! Rembrandt is my grandmother's favorite artist! As usual, I'm here to request a video on Ip Man, the martial arts mentor to the late, great Bruce Lee. Four over the top action movies just dim in comparison to the Biographic depth of character. I've long waited for this Biographic, and am excited to eventually see it. Thank you in advance! -A Loyal Subscriber
"Buckle up because today's episode is about to get a touch Shakespearean." *Instantly references the work of Geoffrey Chaucer a completely different writer.* 10/10, would history again.
Here are some suggestions for another video - all interesting people though the first two are lesser known. April Ellison/William Ellison Jr. (1790-1861) - a freed slave from South Carolina who became a successful slaveowner and planter himself before the civil war. Anthony Johnson (1600-1670) - a former indentured servant who became one of the first African American property owners in America and a successful tobacco farmer. Lord Mountbatten (1900-1979) - Prince Philip’s uncle and Queen Elizabeth’s second cousin once removed who was assassinated by the IRA Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) - Japanese poet, author, playwright, actor and nationalist who committed seppuku after a failed attempt to overthrow Japan’s 1947 constitution. Robert Walpole (1676-1745) - British politician who was the first prime minister of Great Britain from 1721 until 1742 under King George I and King George II. Eamon DeValera (1882-1975) - prominent political leader in 20th century Ireland who, after the Irish war of independence from 1919 to 1921, was in the public eye for over forty years from 1922 until his death were he served as head of government (Taoiseach/prime minister) and head of state (president). He was nearly executed in the Easter Rising in 1916 and was key in putting into place the new constitution on 1937. A very prominent Irish figure and one of the most important in Irish history. George Eastman (1854-1932) - American entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak company. He was a pioneer of photography and a major philanthropist. He commit suicide at the age of 77 because of chronic pain from health problems. Emile Zola (1840-1902) - French novelist and journalist who is an early practitioner in the literary genre, naturalism. He was involved in the Dreyfus affair, a political scandal in France. He died in 1902 at the age of 62 from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. ryoichi sasakawa (1899-1995) - Japanese businessman, politician, sports administrator, philanthropist and was criminal who helped Norman Borlaug with his Green Revolution. Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) - Irish poet, playwright and translator who won the 1995 Nobel prize for literature and wrote a poem about The Tollund Man comparing his cause of death to The Troubles in Northern Ireland. W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) - Irish poet, dramatist and writer with an interest in the occult who helped found the Abbey Theatre and was a senator for the Irish Free State. He is one of the most important historical figures in Irish history. Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021) - husband and consort to Queen Elizabeth who served in the navy as a young man, serving in the Second World War. He died recently so it would be a good choice. Jordan Belfort (born 1962) - former stockbroker, author, motivational speaker and convicted felon who committed fraud via stock market manipulation. His book was the inspiration behind the film The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio in 2013. Past American presidents, British prime ministers, monarchs and Roman emperors would be good as well.
Have you considered doing a vid on Srinivasa Ramanujan? Clever bloke, and even G H Hardy apparently said that he had "never met his equal, and can compare him only with Euler or Jacobi". Wow!
Visited both the Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum while on holiday in the Netherlands from Down Under in 2013. "The Night Watch" is truly something to behold. EDIT: Fun fact: Rembrandt painted himself into the painting, a part of his face is just visible behind and to the upper left of Banning Cocq.
It was known that if you were bankrupt but had a trade eg, carpenter, painter etc, you were allowed to keep your tools to keep up with payment. You can still argue this case going to court I believe.
It’s Leiden and it’s got a great number of museums, the oldest university in The Netherlands, a lovely center you can easily walk through. (Some 40 minutes by train from Amsterdam.
Hey just a suggestion why not do a video on Sir David Stirling the man who created the SAS and in a way every modern special forces I am sure he has an interesting story to tell.
If you want to do another interesting artist William Orpen would be good, irish born, prodigy, war artist, painted the treaty of versailles, became the last great portrait painter of the guilded age, died tragically young because of his own excesses.
Simon please do a videos either here or on the casual criminalist of serial killers Pedro Lopez 110+ victims or Luis Gravito 138 confirmed victims probably the two worst serial killers ever
