. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. Sludy for t/ic Saiiil Jerome^ (i6:;r). Ked ami Black Chalk. OTHER PICTURES OF THAT EPOCH 41 outline of a domed temple, and, in the middle distance, houses, fromwhich the inhabitants are flyinor at their utmost speed. But in place ofthe jovial old wine-bidder of the former picture, we have a venerable. i;.\rii?..M uf niii EUNUCH.(Engraved by J. van Vliet, in 1631, after a picture by Rcnibrancit.) man, sitting in meditative solitude. By his side arc vnrlous costlypossessions, which he has no doubt snatched from imminent pillage—a purple velvet cove
. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. Sludy for t/ic Saiiil Jerome^ (i6:;r). Ked ami Black Chalk. OTHER PICTURES OF THAT EPOCH 41 outline of a domed temple, and, in the middle distance, houses, fromwhich the inhabitants are flyinor at their utmost speed. But in place ofthe jovial old wine-bidder of the former picture, we have a venerable. i;.\rii?..M uf niii EUNUCH.(Engraved by J. van Vliet, in 1631, after a picture by Rcnibrancit.) man, sitting in meditative solitude. By his side arc vnrlous costlypossessions, which he has no doubt snatched from imminent pillage—a purple velvet cover embroidered with gold, and a golden bowl andewer richly chased. He seems to have fled in haste, for his feet are 42 REMBRANDT bare. Resting his head on his right hand, he sits lost in thought,uncertain how to act. His left hand is laid on a large folio, whichRembrandt takes care to inform us is the Bible. The episode is there-fore taken from the Scriptures ; but what is it, and who is the personrepresented ? Like Dr. Bode, we must be content to ask the ques-tion, without offering a solution. The picture is a very attractive one,and the problematical nature of the theme adds to its interest Theimpasto is moderately fat in the lights, the touch precise and mellow,light and easy, the colour most harmonious. The delicately modelledhead of t
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