Saskia with Pearls in Her Hair

1634

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image displays a portrait of a woman shown from the waist up. She is positioned slightly turned to the side, with her head facing left in profile. Her facial features are softly rendered, with a delicate nose and prominent eyebrows, and she is gazing forward. Her hair is curly and voluminous, partially covered by a cap that appears to be adorned with small embellishments. She is wearing a garment with intricately detailed patterns, and her neckline is emphasized by a neckline adorned with lace or ruffled material. A pearl earring is visible. The background consists of a cross-hatched texture, with no distinct scenery depicted. The artist's signature, "Rembrandt," along with the year "1633," is faintly visible at the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7255

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 347, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Francis Seymour Haden (Lugt 1227); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); given to the National Gallery of Art 1943

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Prints and Drawings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, 1930

  • Rembrandt Etchings: Lent by Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1930.

1932

  • Etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Sears, Roebuck, and Co. Art Galleries, Washington, D.C., 1932.

Bibliography

1923

  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 136, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024860

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