Rembrandt depicted Saskia van Uylenburgh, his first wife, in various roles, including a well-dressed lady, a classical goddess and a protagonist
from the Bible. Here, Saskia assumes the role of the so-called Little Jewish Bride, displaying a grand and stately reserve. The title of the etching
derives from the belief, expressed by early writers, that she was the daughter of Ephraim Bueno (1599–1665), a Portuguese physician and man of letters, whose portrait Rembrandt etched in 1647. However, the wooden wheel behind her, an instrument of torture, is an attribute of St. Catherine of Alexandria, an early Christian martyr.
Details
- Artist Name: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
- Title: The Little Jewish Bride (Saskia As St. Catherine)
- Date: 1638
- Medium: Etching
- Edition: Only state
- Dimensions: plate: 4-3/8 x 3-3/16 in. (11.1 x 8.1 cm); sheet: 4-7/8 x 3-5/8 in. (12.4 x 9.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Norton Simon Art Foundation
- Accession Number: M.1977.32.031.G
- Copyright: © Norton Simon Art Foundation
Object Information
Rembrandt Portrait Etchings
- Norton Simon Museum, 1986-05-22 to 1987-08-30
The Familiar Face: Portrait Prints by Rembrandt
- Norton Simon Museum, 2009-12-04 to 2010-3-22
Eye-to-Eye with Rembrandt: Etched Portraits and Self-Portraits
- Norton Simon Museum, 1994-05-26 to 1995-01-15
From Line into Image: Etchings by Rembrandt Van Rijn
- Norton Simon Museum, 1992-01-30 to 1992-09-06
Rembrandt Etchings
- Norton Simon Museum, 1978-08-10 to 1980
- Campbell, Sara, Collector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best, 2010, cat. 1452 p. 408
- Hinterding, Erik; Rutgers, Jaco, The New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700 Rembrandt, 2013, p. 29, no. 169
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