Contents

Prologue

1 RHL

2 Rembrandt’s native city

3 The miller’s son

4 The cradle woven from willow rods

5 The exploding musket

6 The new city

7 Behind Minerva’s shield

8 The hand of God

9 The Arminian redoubt

10 The ghost of Lucas

11 Little Naples on Langebrug

12 Innocence Slain

13 Two noble young painters of Leiden

14 The first heretic in the art of painting

15 Eyes shut

Epilogue

Notes

Illustration credits

Bibliography

Index of names

Acknowledgements