Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time . PEN DRAWING, WASHED WITH INK. (Berlin Print Room). CHAPTER XI. DOMESTIC LIFE—SKETCHES AND ETCHINGS MADE BY REMBRANDT FROM SASKIA ANDHIMSELF—PORTRAITS AND PICTURES FROM 1635 TO 1640—GANYMEDE, AND REM- BRANDTS MYTHOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS—THE DANAE IN THE HERMITAGE SUSANNA AT THE BATH AND THE MARRIAGE OF SAMSON — STUDIES OF STILL-LIFE—THE BOOK OF TOBIT—ETCHINGS OF THIS PERIOD THE DEATH OF THE VIRGIN. ,. D URING the summer ot 1635, Saskiavisited her relations in Friesland, andon July 12, she was present at thebaptism of a child of Hiskias. It is notimprob
Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time . PEN DRAWING, WASHED WITH INK. (Berlin Print Room). CHAPTER XI. DOMESTIC LIFE—SKETCHES AND ETCHINGS MADE BY REMBRANDT FROM SASKIA ANDHIMSELF—PORTRAITS AND PICTURES FROM 1635 TO 1640—GANYMEDE, AND REM- BRANDTS MYTHOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS—THE DANAE IN THE HERMITAGE SUSANNA AT THE BATH AND THE MARRIAGE OF SAMSON — STUDIES OF STILL-LIFE—THE BOOK OF TOBIT—ETCHINGS OF THIS PERIOD THE DEATH OF THE VIRGIN. ,. D URING the summer ot 1635, Saskiavisited her relations in Friesland, andon July 12, she was present at thebaptism of a child of Hiskias. It is notimprobable that Rembrandt accompanied loved the country, and he would naturallyhave taken pleasure in revisiting the scenesamong which they had been united the yearbefore. The visit, however, must have beena brief one, for Saskia was herself about tobecome a mother. Her first child was aboy, who was baptized Rombertus, after his maternal grand-father, in the Oude-Kerk of Amsterdam, December 15, 1. t DRAWING, WASHED WITH INDIAN INK. (British Museum.) 2io REMBRANDT Saskias brother-in-law, Frans Copal, was the chosen his journey to Amsterdam was prevented, probably by the badweather, and the Sylviuses were his proxies at the ceremony. Theadvent of his first-born must have filled Rembrandts heart withfeelings hitherto unknown. He was able to watch the awakening oflife in the little creature, and to study its movem
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