1635, Rembrandt van Rijn, Saskia van Uylenburgh in Arcadian Costume -- National Gallery (London)
From the museum label: Rembrandt made this portrait of his wife in the year after their marriage. Saskia was the daughter of a wealthy mayor from the northern Netherlands. The artist shows her in the guise of a shepherdess or Flora, the Roman goddess of spring. This reflects the contemporary fashion in the arts for rustic themes. Saskia died when she was just 30 years old in 1642.
1635, Rembrandt van Rijn, Saskia van Uylenburgh in Arcadian Costume -- National Gallery (London)
From the museum label: Rembrandt made this portrait of his wife in the year after their marriage. Saskia was the daughter of a wealthy mayor from the northern Netherlands. The artist shows her in the guise of a shepherdess or Flora, the Roman goddess of spring. This reflects the contemporary fashion in the arts for rustic themes. Saskia died when she was just 30 years old in 1642.