... Rembrandt’s emphasis throughout hiswork was on the Old and New Testaments, and often on those themesthat concerned miracles and tests of faith. Significantly, Rembrandtadopts the creative and ... university, and were strongin science, history, language, and theology. The book business in TheHague reflected the central judicial and political role of that city, and also its peculiar double standard ... inLeiden, Amsterdam, and The Hague were literate if not erudite, and many were poets and scholars. A few of these had substantial libraries and art collections, to which Rembrandt may have had access....