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Saskia as St Catherine of Alexandria
Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1638
This woman clearly has the facial features of Rembrandt’s wife, Saskia. She is dressed in a long, flowing shirt and wears her hair loose. The spiked wheel at the right identifies her as the martyr St Catherine of Alexandria. Perhaps in this way Rembrandt expresses her sorrow over the death of their second child, Cornelia, in 1638.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-1962-115
- Dimensionsheight 110 mm x width 78 mm