Rembrandt's Secrets

Rembrandt’s Secret Windmills

   A thousand years ago, sailors from around the globe sought out the Dutch to trade with. They depended on them for their ingenious windmills to grind stones, wood, and spices.

  They watched in awe from the ships as the workers, wearing wooden shoes, climbed the vast, daunting sails that blew capriciously in the wind to harness energy from the sea and pump water to protect their homeland, which was below sea level.  

  Rembrandt also depended on paint windmills like this one to create naturally vibrant colors by grinding minerals from the earth and combining them with oil to make his paintings timeless.

Hal S. Kataoka, M.A., Educational Psychology  

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