ESTELLE M. HURLL

PREFACE

CONTENTS AND LIST OF PICTURES

INTRODUCTION I. ON REMBRANDT'S CHARACTER AS AN ARTIST

I JACOB WRESTLING WITH THE ANGEL

II ISRAEL BLESSING THE SONS OF JOSEPH

III THE ANGEL RAPHAEL LEAVING THE FAMILY OF TOBIT

IV THE RAT KILLER

V THE PHILOSOPHER IN MEDITATION

VI THE GOOD SAMARITAN

VII THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE

VIII CHRIST PREACHING

IX CHRIST AT EMMAUS

X PORTRAIT OF SASKIA

XI THE SORTIE OF THE CIVIC GUARD, OR THE NIGHT WATCH

XII PORTRAIT OF JAN SIX

XIII PORTRAIT OF AN OLD WOMAN

XIV THE SYNDICS OF THE CLOTH GUILD

XV THE THREE TREES

XVI THE PORTRAIT OF REMBRANDT

PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY OF PROPER NAMES AND FOREIGN WORDS

Transcriber's Note.

The images in this eBook of the paintings are from the original book. However many of these paintings have undergone extensive restoration. The restored paintings are presented as modern color images with links. Modern images of the etchings are also given as links.