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Sick Woman with a White Headdress (Saskia)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In 1641 Saskia gave birth to her fourth child, a son, Titus. The joy was soon dampened by a wasting disease from which she suffered, probably tuberculosis. She was not yet 30 years old when she died in 1642. Rembrandt continued drawing her until the very end. He poignantly captured her vacant gaze in the etching at the right.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSick Woman with a White Headdress (Saskia). c. 1645. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
