. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. enotea temperament still vigor-ous and active. Herdress, though simple, isvery picturesque. Theexecution, free and evencareless in parts—as, forinstance, in the sleevesand the hastily paintedhands — is elaboratelyfinished in the delicately modelled face, the headdress, and notablvin the fur, the tawn)- shades of which are treated with the utmostskill and precision. Save that the effect is richer, we recognisethe same harmony of brilliant and varied reds and yellows meltinginto iron grays, the secret of which Maes learnt from the master, andturned
. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. enotea temperament still vigor-ous and active. Herdress, though simple, isvery picturesque. Theexecution, free and evencareless in parts—as, forinstance, in the sleevesand the hastily paintedhands — is elaboratelyfinished in the delicately modelled face, the headdress, and notablvin the fur, the tawn)- shades of which are treated with the utmostskill and precision. Save that the effect is richer, we recognisethe same harmony of brilliant and varied reds and yellows meltinginto iron grays, the secret of which Maes learnt from the master, andturned to account in several fine works. But powerful drawino- andglowing colour notwithstanding, the sitters personality dominates thewhole. The interest centres in the of the venerable face,the meditative gaze, the unstudied pathos of the gesture by whichthe simple old creature seems to proclaim the fervour of her faith,and the consoling influences of her favourite book. Among the small studies of heads painted tovrards this period. HKAi< OF cn;;;.About 1652 (M. Roiiolphe Kanr.). 262 REMBRANDT are two more notable than the rest: the first that of a young manwith a fresh complexion, a quantity of fair hair, and a soft andgentle expression (it belongs to Mr, Warneck), the second astudy of an old man, belonging to Baron van Harinxma ofLeeuwarden.^ Both are remarkable for the delicacy of theirmodelling, the brilliance of their high-toned flesh-tints, and abreadth of handling unusual in works of such small addition to several other portraits, of which we shall have moreto say in due time, we may mention two studies of himself paintedby Rembrandt at this period. The Leipzig Museum owns one,a bust, the head turned full to the spectator, in which the masterwears a dark red costume; a large violet cap throws its shadowover the greater part of his face. The other, a more importantwork, signed, and dated 1650, belongs to the Fitzwilliam Museumat Cambridge.
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