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Bedroom with Saskia in a Canopy Bed
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Rembrandt’s wife, Saskia, sits upright in a canopy bed with heavy curtains. She looks pallid and is probably pregnant, given the nursing couch on the ground. These were usually made of wicker and had a cushion against which the woman could lean when nursing a baby. Saskia is probably pregnant with their first daughter, Cornelia, who lived only three weeks from July 1638.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBedroom with Saskia in a Canopy Bed. c. 1638. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
