Rijksmuseum

Studies of the Head of Saskia and Others

Date

1636

Medium

paper

Institution

Rijksmuseum

In 1634 Rembrandt married Saskia Uylenburgh, the daughter of a mayor of Leeuwarden. Almost all of the heads in these studies are of her. Rembrandt evidently thoroughly enjoyed portraying his new bride in ever-different poses. The fluid lines suggest that he drew directly on the etching ground, at times without his models being aware of it.

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