Rembrandt: The Late Works review triumph in masters tragedy

National Gallery, London
This brilliant, brave journey through the tragedy of his fall reveals the true Rembrandt a man at the end of his tether

Rembrandt is so high in the ranking of great artists that our amassed reverence has sunk like syrup into the brown and gold surfaces of his paintings.

There he is in the first room of this startling exhibition, gazing back from his self-portraits, a sage and infinitely gentle soul: Rembrandt the master. Then the curators pull a hidden lever and the floor disappears.

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