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Saskia van Uylenburgh (West Frisian: Saakje fan Uylenburgh; 2 August 1612 – 14 June 1642) was the wife of painter Rembrandt van Rijn. In the course of her life, she was his model for some of his paintings, drawings, and etchings. She was the daughter of Rombertus Uylenburg, the mayor as well as the justice of the Court of Friesland. [1]
Flora or Saskia as Flora (Bode 336; Dut. 267; Wb. 412; B.-HdG. 189) is a 1634 oil-on-canvas painting by Rembrandt, depicting his wife Saskia van Uylenburgh as the goddess Flora. It is held by the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
Saskia with a Flower is a 1641 oil on canvas portrait by Rembrandt of his wife Saskia van Uylenburgh, now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden. [1] It is also known as Saskia with a Red Flower , Saskia with a Carnation or Saskia as Flora .
It is signed "REMBRANDT F.". It portrays two people who had been identified as Rembrandt himself and his wife Saskia. In the Protestant contemporary world, the theme of the prodigal son was a frequent subject for works of art due to its moral background. Rembrandt himself painted a Return of the Prodigal Son in 1669.
Rembrandt and Hendrickje lived together as common law husband and wife until her death in 1663. [7] Initially, Rembrandt's unwillingness to marry Hendrickje had a pecuniary motive: by marrying her he would have forfeited the inheritance of his first wife Saskia van Uylenburgh. Even with this inheritance he had major financial problems, but ...
In 1635, Rembrandt and Saskia rented a fashionable lodging with a view of the river Amstel. [18] In 1637, ... His immediate family—his wife Saskia, ...
Portrait of the Mennonite Preacher Cornelius Claesz Anslo and his Wife Aaltje Gerritsdr Shouten: 1641: Oil on canvas: 176 x 210: Gemäldegalerie, Berlin: 183: Portrait of Maria Trip: 1641(?) Oil on canvas: 107 x 82: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: 184b: Rembrandt and the painter of 184a. Companion piece to 184a: Rembrandt workshop, Portrait of a man ...
Rembrandt's Wife is a chamber opera composed by Andrew Ford with libretto by Sue Smith. It explores the relationships of Dutch artist Rembrandt with three women: the death of his wife Saskia , the madness of his former lover Geertje Dircx and his muse to be, Hendrickje Stoffels .