. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. hair, rounded fore-head, and dainty, poutingmouth, is turned almostfull to the fresh carnations arebrought into strong reliefby the brown backgroundand the neutral gray ofthe deep shadows. Inanother portrait, in theDresden Museum, signed,and dated 1633, the head is slightly turned, and gail)- illuminated by aray of sunlight. The crimson cap with its gray plume throws a warmtransparent shadow over the forehead. A blue dress patterned withwhite is coquettishly trimmed with gold loops and shoulder-knots, andthe hands are encased in gra
. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. hair, rounded fore-head, and dainty, poutingmouth, is turned almostfull to the fresh carnations arebrought into strong reliefby the brown backgroundand the neutral gray ofthe deep shadows. Inanother portrait, in theDresden Museum, signed,and dated 1633, the head is slightly turned, and gail)- illuminated by aray of sunlight. The crimson cap with its gray plume throws a warmtransparent shadow over the forehead. A blue dress patterned withwhite is coquettishly trimmed with gold loops and shoulder-knots, andthe hands are encased in gray gloves. The half-closed eyes twinkleroguishly, and the smiling lips reveal teeth whiter than the pearlsupon the chemisette. Radiant in all her youthful bloom, Saskia seemsto be dreaming of the life which looked so full of happy promise. The portrait of Saskia in the Cassel Gallery is of a totally difterentcharacter. Though painted with extreme care, and perhaps one of themost finished and elaborate of Reml)randts works, it is neither signed. PORTRAIT OF SASKIA. About 1634 (Casscl Museum). 7 34 REMBRANDT nor dated. It was probably painted for Saskia herself, and there wasno need to attest an authenticity which the picture itself proclaimed.^The young girl wears a broad-brimmed hat of red velvet, with asweeping white feather. Her face is in profile, and this must certainlyhave been the aspect he thought most favourable to her, for she isabout the only person he painted thus. The complexion is as brilliantas ever, and, though the face is now rather thinner than in the Haroand Stockholm portraits, the characteristic features are the same, not-ably the shape of the eyes, the nose, thickening a little towards theend, and the slightly compressed lips. Saskias dress and jewels areextremely rich, and her picturesque but voyant costume is renderedwith great elaboration.^ It is evident that, together with a scrupulousstudy of nature, the painter desired to show the utmost refinementof k
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