Caption

Sick woman with a large white headdress (Saskia), print, printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1645, paper, etching, brush, drypoint, etching and drypoint, retouched with brush in gray, height 62 mm x width 51 mm, Person, Saskia van Uylenburgh, A lightly sketched portrait of an older person wearing a hooded garment, drawn with fine, overlapping ink lines on a pale paper background; the face shows drooping eyes, a pronounced nose, and a solemn mouth, with short, textured strokes suggesting stubble and wrinkles; the hood frames the head with loose folds and crosshatched shading around one side, while rapid, directional lines fill the background and parts of the clothing, creating areas of darker tone and sketchy detail.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A95_266

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.5Mb (12.2Mb) / 12.3in x 15.0in / 3693 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sick woman large white headdress Saskia print printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn c 1645 paper etching brush drypoint retouched gray height 62 mm x width 51 mm Person Saskia van Uylenburgh lightly sketched portrait older person wearing hooded garment drawn fine overlapping ink lines pale paper background face drooping eyes pronounced nose solemn mouth short textured strokes suggesting stubble wrinkles hood frames head loose folds crosshatched shading side rapid directional lines fill background parts clothing creating areas darker tone sketchy detail