Public domain
Saskia in Bed
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This quick scribble almost certainly shows Rembrandt’s wife, Saskia, whom he often drew during her confinements and illnesses. A very similar drawing, now in London, depicts the same woman holding a baby. Because Rembrandt favoured red chalk in the mid-1630s, that baby is most likely Rembrandt and Saskia’s firstborn son, Rumbartus, who was baptized on 15 December 1635 and died two months later.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSaskia in Bed. c. 1635. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
