Saskia van Uylenburgh born 1612 on this day
Happy Birthday Saskia van Uylenburgh.
van Uylenburgh, born 2 August 1612 in Leeuwarden, Friesland, was immortalised by her husband Rembrandt.
Saskia van Uylenburgh
Issued by Netherlands in 2006
From Birthday of Rembrandt set
Designer: Walter Nikkels
She married Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) despite family protests. He was a miller’s son, socially beneath her, and only just establishing himself as an artist. Rembrandt certainly took advantage of Saskia’s wealth, buying an expensive property on the fashionable Jodenbreestraat.
However, by all accounts, this was a love match that was cut tragically short by her death in 1642. In his 1633 drawing, Saskia stares dreamily at him, and Rembrandt records that they have been married for three days, almost as if he cannot believe his luck.
https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/saskia-as-flora-by-rembrandt/
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