. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. ileagain, and the general appear-ance marked by great elegance. Afitting pendant may be found in the small portrait of the masterhimself: Rembrandt zuit/i vumstachios (B. 2). It is neither signednor dated, but from the great similarity of handling, we believe it tobelong to the same year. The air of youth, of manly assurance, andof good breeding that characterise this little etching, make it one ofthe most attractive of the masters many renderings of himself. Among the works of this period, many more important than thesewere also inspired by Sask
. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. ileagain, and the general appear-ance marked by great elegance. Afitting pendant may be found in the small portrait of the masterhimself: Rembrandt zuit/i vumstachios (B. 2). It is neither signednor dated, but from the great similarity of handling, we believe it tobelong to the same year. The air of youth, of manly assurance, andof good breeding that characterise this little etching, make it one ofthe most attractive of the masters many renderings of himself. Among the works of this period, many more important than thesewere also inspired by Saskia. Rembrandt, we know, did not wait tillafter his marriage to deck her according to his fancy. But now thatshe had become his house-mate, he brought out all the treasures of hiswardrobes to vary her attire. For the next few years, she was hismost frequent model, and the greater number of his pictures were ^ Sfudien, p. 423. PORTRAIT OF SASKIA. 1634 (B. 347). ?jro?^55« if-- ^- 1.^^: •?!^^1; • 1* ? ,^ ^mm^ f W^ %^ \ 1 M ^ !si ^ \; :;^.. srri/TiA/ J .9^ ^ .^
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