DISCUSSION: Alpers said that Rembrandt was only motivated by money and entrepreneurship.
The author disagrees. They claim aesthetics were important to Rembrandt.
In lines 51-54 the author mentions Rembrandt’s aesthetic influences to give us an example of something that Alpers has incorrectly ignored. The word “say,” indicates an example.
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- The author only says Alpers has neglected to do this.
- The author implies that the style of Claudius Civilis may have been unique. It was the result of Rembrandt’s deep meditations on aesthetics.
- Alpers ignores aesthetic influences. That’s why the author disagrees with Alpers.
- Line 53 suggests that Haarlem was also important. In any case, these influences were just given an example of something Alpers ignored.
- CORRECT. Alpers ignored aesthetics, which were very important to Rembrandt. This is emphasized again in the conclusion, lines 55-58. There was more to Rembrandt than marketing.
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