The whole life of the soul master-Rembrandt who was good at capturing the changes of light and shade was like his works, light and shadow, light and dark all clear. He was used to be the happiest man: he was the most famous painter at that time and had a sweet life with his beautiful wife who was like Flora. But his flourishing career which was as bright as the sun caged of shadows when his beloved wife died.
The time which envy the mandarin duck not the immortal The tranquil small town Leiden was located between Amsterdam and The Hague where Rembrandt was born. This small town was famous for its castle city since ancient times, and was liberated from the rules of Spain in the later 16th century and creating the oldest university in the Netherlands. The bells from the church in the southeast of the city, flying over the unique red tile room and the surface of the canal, the humanoid roof of ancient buildings behind the pedestrian, the fascinating historic sceneries of ancient Netherlands. This city still remains the flavors of the era Rembrandt lived.
Rembrandt Harmon Thorne Fan Ryan left his beautiful hometown when he was 24 years old, and hoped that he could become a famous painter. Painting was very popular at that time because the upper class considered painting as a mean to show off power and influence. Rembrandt found this trend, so he left his hometown and moved to Amsterdam, he was absolutely sure that he would be successful in this vibrant city.
As he might had been expected, waiting for this young painter who came to Amsterdam firstly was the most famous surgeon Dr Yang. Rembrandt had studied portrait and accurately captured the subtle expressions of his employer, and he was very satisfied. Due to the success of the portrait “The anatomy of Dr Doer”, Rembrandt established his unshakable position in the world of art.
Then he run into a woman, she was the niece of the most powerful art dealer-Saskia. She owned the unique transparent skin of the Dutch woman, brown hair, dark-green eyes and she was beautiful as flowers, pure as jades. Her father served as the mayor of the biggest city in the northern Netherlands-Warden several times, she was the lady of the upper class. Her pure and elegant temperaments added more luster to her beauty . Rembrandt was attracted to her when he first met her. Saskia had a good impression to the young painter who boarding at her uncle’s home. She could feel his warmth when she came to her uncle’s home every time. Saskia’s interests towards Rembrandt turned into love soon, and they engaged after a few months of meeting. Rembrandt was 27 years old and Saskia was 21 years old that year. Rembrandt drew numerous portrait of his wife, she relied on the window, she bowed, and she smiled. Her expressions exuded brilliant happiness moistened by the sweet love of her husband on each painting.
Then he began painting his representative “Saskia as Flora”, she dressed in golden robes, wearing blooming flowers. He dressed his beloved wife as the Roman Flora, and painted the soft lights around the flowers. The silver embroidery, petals and sparkling gems on the beautiful golden robes, as if his wife was always retained on the canvas and people would remember his youth and beauty forever. Tragedy burst and perpetuated the pretty image of his beloved wife In 1634, the 28 years old Rembrandt had achieved success and won recognitions, lingering around the celebrities in Amsterdam. He decided to buy a luxury residence which was commensurate to the happy life. So they found a beautiful building on the verge of Helle canal. This young painter who had profound income did not worry about his future at all. They bought the residence by paying in installments and had a happy life with his beloved wife there.
However, good times never lasted long, the shadow gradually come over towards them.
Saskia gave birth to three children but all shortly died after birth. Multiple births made her body extremely weak, but in order to achieve the strong desire of his husband- carrying the family, she exerted all her energies and finally gave birth to a boy in 1641 named Titus. But she was bedridden since then.
In order to let his wife see the outside world, the painter began to depict the sceneries outside, for instance: plants hut outside the village, the trees bathed in sunshine, the views of flowing canal …
What Rembrandt could do was moving the outside sceneries to the pillow when his beloved wife’s body became worse to worse. But their efforts went down to the drain after all. She was less than 30 years old when she died. Considering the future of his little son, she left a posthumous paper which said that all of her possessions were transferred to Titus. Rembrandt had power to dominate a certain amount of the property as long as he did not get married.
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About drawing paper, canvas and painting board
There are many materials that can be used for painting. Drawing paper, canvas and painting board are commonly used. But the beginners should note that no matter which material you choose, please remember to process the painting bottom into no oil absorption or less.
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