IN PRODUCTION: REMBRANDTS AGE. HOW ART BECAME A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS. ARTE, 52 MIN.

In the 17th century, the Netherlands was a country of superlatives: the economy was booming: never before or since had such quantities of art been produced – and traded – in one country. New genres for new groups of buyers emerged. The commercialization of art in “Rembrandts Age” is like a first blueprint for our global art market today. How did that happen? Written and directed by Frauke Schlieckau. A Westend Film & TV production.