id:			136153
accession number:	1959.81
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1959.81
updated:		2023-08-23 21:29:45.865000

Rembrandt and his Wife Saskia, 1636. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Etching; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1959.81

title:				Rembrandt and his Wife Saskia
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creation date:			1636
creation date earliest:		1636
creation date latest:		1636
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creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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culture:	Netherlands, 17th century
technique:	etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)  - artist

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Prints by Rembrandt and His Circle
	opening date:   1984-01-24T05:00:00
	<i>Prints by Rembrandt and His Circle</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 24-May 25, 1984).

	title:		Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland
	opening date:   1991-04-02T05:00:00
	<i>Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).

	title:		A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland
	opening date:   2019-05-05T04:00:00
	<i>A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-September 22, 2019).

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This self-portrait is the only one in which Rembrandt showed himself with his young wife, Saskia. Both figures appear in formal attire and directly meet the viewer’s gaze. To represent himself, Rembrandt deeply etched the copper plate to create dark and decisive lines, as seen below his collar and on his left wrist. He etched Saskia’s image more lightly, with faint lines that situate her in the composition’s background. Rembrandt may have drawn the image at least in part while sitting in front of a mirror.
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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1959.81/1959.81_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1959.81/1959.81_full.tif