Three Heads of Women, One Lightly Etched, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1637
etching, h 127mm × w 103mm More details
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.
