What happened to Rembrandt’s collection after his bankruptcy?

Following Rembrandt’s bankruptcy in 1656, his entire personal collection—along with his house—was auctioned off in a vain attempt to satisfy his creditors.1

This collection was extensive and varied, containing both naturalia (such as shells and coral) and artificialia (including medals, weapons, musical instruments, plaster casts, and Mughal miniatures), as well as numerous prints and paintings by other artists. The inventory created during this bankruptcy process has since become a vital historical resource, allowing historians and architects to reconstruct the original appearance of his home for the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam.12

Despite this financial ruin, Rembrandt’s passion for collecting persisted; after moving to a smaller rented house, he began assembling a new collection that filled two rooms by the time of his death.1