Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time . er. We shall find him full of energy andanimation at every point of his career, regardless of sorrowsand advancing age. Such careful and scrupulous effort, conjoined 1 Miinchener neueste Nachrichte?i, July 9, 1890. 2 The date 1630 suggested by Mr. Engerth in his Catalogue (Nos. 1139 and 1140),and based by him on the somewhat cold tonality of the shadows, seems to be inad-missible. Rembrandt was incapable of such work at that date, and the portraits areunlike anything he produced at Leyden. I20 REMBRANDT with such facility, such absolute sincerity of
Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time . er. We shall find him full of energy andanimation at every point of his career, regardless of sorrowsand advancing age. Such careful and scrupulous effort, conjoined 1 Miinchener neueste Nachrichte?i, July 9, 1890. 2 The date 1630 suggested by Mr. Engerth in his Catalogue (Nos. 1139 and 1140),and based by him on the somewhat cold tonality of the shadows, seems to be inad-missible. Rembrandt was incapable of such work at that date, and the portraits areunlike anything he produced at Leyden. I20 REMBRANDT with such facility, such absolute sincerity of expression, united tosuch conscientious vigilance, ensured him the suffrages alike of hisbrother-artists and of the public. His reputation and popularityincreased steadily. He was already a painter of note when hisgreat opportunity came with the Lesson in Anatomy—the workthat was to proclaim the full measure of his genius, and of hissuperiority to his rivals. wmim)i/J r iftlft MS JttSP- BlHiffiSl, MOTHER. About 1632 (B. 344).. PEN DRAWING WASHED WITH SEPIA. (Duke of Devonshires Collection.) CHAPTER VII the importance of corporation pictures in holland—the anatomy-theatres—pictures of anatomy-lessons in italy and holland — rem-brandts predecessors in this genre : aert pietersen, michiel mierevelt,nicolaes elias, and thomas de keyser—dr. tulp—rembrandts lesson inanatomy (1632.)
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