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“Ah Rembrandt, do paint Cornelis' voice His appearance is the least of him The invisible one can learn by ear Those wanting to see Anslo, must him hear. (translation from original Dutch: Anne Porcelijn)”
“original old-Dutch version of Vondel: 'Ay, Rembrant, mael Cornelis Stem. Het zichtbre deel is 't minst van hem: 't onsichtbre kent men slechts door d'ooren wien Anslo zien wil, moet hem hooren.”
“that with her needle she eclipses what Rembrandt, in his paintings, does with his brush, for she also paints with gold..”
“This drawing shows the outer Amstel bank so properly drawn by Mr. Rembrant's own hand P[hilips de] Ko[ninck] f 5:-”
“..I will not attempt your fame O Rembrandt, with my pen to scrawl For the esteem you receive in every hall Is known when I merely mention your name..”
“And Rembrandt, imaging the night too figuratively; in its bottom, full of darkness.”
“He [Rembrandt] had been so busy painting continuously over so many years that people had to wait some considerable time for their paintings, in spite of the fact that he continued working dexterously, particularly in his later period when, seen close to, it looked as though the paint had been smeared on with a bricklayers trowel..”