Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn ( Leiden , 15 July 1606 â `` Amsterdam , 4 October 1669 ) was a famous Dutch painter and artist .
Simplified: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn ( , 15 July 1606 â `` 4 October 1669 ) was a Dutch painter and etcher .