. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. e sepulchre, the land-scape, and the fantasticbuildings enframing it,verge on the the painter hasgiven a very imperfect rendering of an episode which must never-theless have appealed strongly to him. In the touching picture ofa later date in the Brunswick Gallery, he has done justice to theinherent poetry and significance of the theme. Numerous as these works are—and we must include among themseveral of the scenes from the Passion paintt^d for the StatJiouder—•they give but an incomplete idea of Rembrandts activity at thisperiod. W
. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. e sepulchre, the land-scape, and the fantasticbuildings enframing it,verge on the the painter hasgiven a very imperfect rendering of an episode which must never-theless have appealed strongly to him. In the touching picture ofa later date in the Brunswick Gallery, he has done justice to theinherent poetry and significance of the theme. Numerous as these works are—and we must include among themseveral of the scenes from the Passion paintt^d for the StatJiouder—•they give but an incomplete idea of Rembrandts activity at thisperiod. We must further note the drawings and etchings executedduring these years. The subjects are, as before, drawn mainly fromthe Scriptures. The first we are concerned with is a Return ofthe Proiigal, dated 1636 (P). 91), the treatment of whicli is free andsomewhat hasty. As in many of the masters works, the actiontakes place on the threshold of a house, raised above the level ofthe ground by two or three steps. The wanderer returns after the. A YOlNG MAN MCSING. 1637 (LI. 26S).
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