Original version

BBC World Service Online

Migrated podcast image for: Outlook

Outlook

Factual: Life Stories

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service East Asia

Outlook: How did this man find two lost Rembrandts?

Magazines & Reviews

Jan Six takes a selfie in front of the painting 'Portrait of a Young Gentlemen' by Rembrandt van Rijn

12/05/2021 GMT

How did this man find two lost Rembrandts?

BBC World Service - Outlook, How did this man find two lost Rembrandts?

Jan Six is an art dealer whose ancestor was painted by the Dutch Master Rembrandt

Jan Six’s family history is intricately connected to the Dutch Master Rembrandt. Then, in 2016, Jan made a discovery that shook the art world.

Jan Six is a Dutch art dealer whose ancestor, also called Jan Six, was painted by the Dutch Master Rembrandt in the 17th century. So when, in 2016, Jan uncovered a lost painting by Rembrandt, the news shook the art world. But, at the time, Jan was hiding another astonishing find… he told Outlook’s Emily Webb his story.

Nelson Molina is another collector of prized objects, although he’s not finding them in auction houses and old country houses. While working for New York City’s Department of Sanitation he started collecting items he found in people’s rubbish and then made a collection of his most prized pieces - he now has over 45,000 items. Outlook’s Will Coley went to meet him in 2016.

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

Picture: Jan Six takes a selfie with Portrait of a Young Gentleman by Rembrandt van Rijn in The Hermitage Museum, Amsterdam, which Jan bought at a London auction in 2016 
Credit: KOEN VAN WEEL/AFP via Getty Images

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Outlook

How did this man find two lost Rembrandts?

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Online

About BBC World Service