FA 30b Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Saskia Van Uylenburgh, Hendrickje Stoffels, Chiaroscuro
19 Mar 2017
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They were small in scale and often used to study light and chiaroscuro. The artist moves to amsterdam and becomes a portrait artist. Some of the artist"s self-portraits served as character studies that were designed to be sold afterwards. Rembrandt"s self-portrait (1640) shows the artist in a 3/4 pose. Renaissance courtier, and the painting was inspired by raphael"s portrait of baldassare. The portrait does not reveal the artist"s trade, rather his social status as an aristocrat. In many of the artist"s works, saskia van uylenburgh (rembrandt"s wife) is revealed to be the inspiration for his portraits. Rembrandt"s self-portrait as prodigal son shows the oblivious and wasteful son. The son returns home after being reduced to rags, and he is forgiven and welcomed. The story reflects the theme of god"s forgiveness. The artist is depicted as the prodigal son, and the prostitute is based on saskia.
