Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time . A YOUNG MAN MUSING. 1637 (B. 268). ETCHINGS OF THIS PERIOD 237 shaded. The Old Man with a Square Beard and a velvet cap(B. 313) of the following year is more elaborately treated, as. THE DEATH OF THE VIRGIN. 1639 (B. 99). befitted the type, of which a sagacious prudence is the dominantcharacteristic. The drawing is somewhat round and soft, very 238 REMBRANDT different to that of another portrait of the same year, A YoungMan seated and musing (B. 268). The firmness and exquisitesobriety of the handling in this plate entitle it to rank amongRembrandts
Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time . A YOUNG MAN MUSING. 1637 (B. 268). ETCHINGS OF THIS PERIOD 237 shaded. The Old Man with a Square Beard and a velvet cap(B. 313) of the following year is more elaborately treated, as. THE DEATH OF THE VIRGIN. 1639 (B. 99). befitted the type, of which a sagacious prudence is the dominantcharacteristic. The drawing is somewhat round and soft, very 238 REMBRANDT different to that of another portrait of the same year, A YoungMan seated and musing (B. 268). The firmness and exquisitesobriety of the handling in this plate entitle it to rank amongRembrandts masterpieces. It is impossible to forget the depthof expression in the sitters melancholy face, his mournful eyesand suffering look, his air of weakness and ill-health. The capon his head and the scarf about his neck seem to proclaimhim one of Rembrandts intimates. Taking into account theextreme simplicity of the execution, it seems to us that expres-sive power could hardly go further. A portrait of Uytenbogaerd,dated 1639, and commonly known as the The Gold-weigher(B. 281), is a more highly finished work. Rembrandt, as weknow, had certain dealings at this time with Uytenbogaerd, theTreasurer of the States of Holland,
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