Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time . ical. We recognise the sameold man with the white beardwho figures in the Lot and hisDaughters, and in so many ofthe young masters plates. As in the Lot, the scene is a cave ; onthe horizon is a town in flames, with monuments, a great stair-case, theoutline of a domed temple, and, in the middle distance, houses, fromwhich the inhabitants are flying at their utmost speed. But in place otthe jovial old wine-bibber of the former picture, we have a venerableman, sitting in meditative solitude. By his side are various costlypossessions, which he has no d
Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time . ical. We recognise the sameold man with the white beardwho figures in the Lot and hisDaughters, and in so many ofthe young masters plates. As in the Lot, the scene is a cave ; onthe horizon is a town in flames, with monuments, a great stair-case, theoutline of a domed temple, and, in the middle distance, houses, fromwhich the inhabitants are flying at their utmost speed. But in place otthe jovial old wine-bibber of the former picture, we have a venerableman, sitting in meditative solitude. By his side are various 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 arebare. 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 person. REMBRANDT S FATHER. 1630 (B. 229). OTHER PICTURES OF THAT EPOCH 53 represented ? Like Dr, Bode, we must be content to ask the ques-tion, without offering a solution. The picture is a very attractive one,
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