In this chapter, they discuss the central question that great artists have and how it manifests itself in their work. They use Rembrandt and his portraits as an example of how this question is constantly explored and answered in different ways. They also talk about the idea that most great artists have a larger theme that is recognizable to others and how greatness comes with a corresponding weakness.

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