Identifier: rembrandthislife01mich (find matches)
Title: Rembrandt, his life, his work and his time
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Michel, Emile, 1828-1909 Simmonds, Florence Wedmore, Frederick, Sir, 1844-1921
Subjects: Rembrandt Hermanszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669
Publisher: London : W. Heinemann
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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THE HOG. 1643 (B. 157)- STUDIES AND PORTRAITS OF WOMEN 3°5 velvet cap, a red dress, and a fur-trimmed robe, fastened across thebreast with a gold clasp. The sharply defined profile is stronglyilluminated and stands out in frank relief against an architecturalbackground of yellowish brown. We may further enumerate twostudies of a white-bearded old man, with regular features, and greatnobility of expression, painted about this period, one in LordScarsdales collection at Kedleston Hall, the other in the Dresden
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STUDY FROM NATURE (PIGS). Pen drawing (M. Léon Bonnat), Museum (No. 1571 in the catalogue). In the latter, the cloak and capwere unfortunately re-painted by De Pesne in the last century. Rembrandts portraits of old women generally show his powers attheir greatest, and the fine example in the Hermitage, known asRembrandts Mother, fully bears out this assertion. I am at a loss tounderstand why the signature and the date 1643 upon it shouldhave been called in question. Both seem to me obviously genuine.I am inclined, however, to reject the title. The type is certainly notthat familiar to us in the masters youthful etchings and paintings.1 1 The model in this portrait of 1643 (a date confirmed by the handling) is, in fact,younger than Rembrandts mother as she appears in the early works. VOL. I B B 3o6 REMBRANDT It is, however, a venerable face, and the expression is full of kindlyshrewdness. Judging by the costume—a crimson velvet cape em-broidered with gold, a dress of violet satin, o

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