For the first time ever, all of Rembrandt's artwork will be on display thanks to computer wizardry. Full-sized digital reproductions of all 317 known paintings, 285 etchings and more than 100 drawings will be seen in the Netherlands the way they emerged from the artist's studio rather than as they exist today.

Here in Amsterdam's former Stock Exchange building, Rembrandt's work is revealed as it hasn't been for hundreds of years. Pieces of canvas or panel that were sliced off centuries ago have been patched back on. Colors are restored to the vibrancy they had when they came off the master's brush. Details hidden in darkness because of aging pigments emerge into view.

"The Complete Rembrandt, Life Size" exhibition opens Sunday and runs through to September the 7th. Professor Ernst van de Wetering supervised the digital imaging of each of the 687 reprints of Rembrandt paintings for the exhibition.

Ernst Van De Wetering, Head of Rembrandt Research Project said "In general, just a normal color photo of the original painting is not good enough. There are, especially in the darker parts of a painting, many more details than you can't see on the average color print or even on the original. The digital photos that have been made under strong light and later digitally processed make it possible to visualize details of a painting that the average museum visitor wouldn't be able to see.

Organized chronologically, the exhibition brings together works from more than 100 museums and collections around the world to offer viewers a walk through Rembrandt's mind. It follows his 45-year evolution from a young painter to possibly the most famous master of his day.

Melceher De Wind, Director Local World of Life Size Rembrandt Exhibition said "Rembrandt is a painter of the people. He has always been regarded as this; his work was made for everyone. His work has a very impressive quality to it. But the artwork is spread out all over the world. His pieces can be seen in more than 100 places around the world. It is great to bring together his life's work, and make it accessible in such a way that everyone is able to enjoy it"

The Rembrandt Research Project is an organization created in 1968 to verify whether disputed works were true Rembrandts. Since then, it has disallowed about half of the 600 paintings that once were attributed to the Dutch master. The group has identified them as either works by his students, copies by later admirers or deliberate forgeries. But the group of experts has also authenticated several previously unknown Rembrandts.