stackyFACTSFinancial literacy was decidedly not this Dutch master's strong suit. Despite earning a massive fortune from his portraits, Rembrandt obsessively hoarded expensive exotic weapons, rare costumes, and bizarre antiques for his studio until he literally ran out of money.
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