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Geertje Dircx cared for the painter’s wife and son. But she ended up imprisoned in a House of Correction when she asked him for money to support herself after they’d lived together for eight years

Rembrandt and slavery: did the great painter have links to this abhorrent trade? Jonathan Jones © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Rijksmuseum/EPA The title of the show is simple and stark: Slavery. Due to open this spring at the mighty Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, this bold exhibition documents the importance of this abhorrent trade in the rise and wealth of the Netherlands, by juxtaposing shackles and slave inventories with works of art. There is a metal ring that has been...