23 de Julho

"The greater part of our happiness or

misery depends on our dispositions and

not our circumstances"

Martha Washington

Self-Portrait with Saskia, c. 1635

Rembrandt van Rijn

Gemaldegalerie, Dresden

14 de Junho

"Of course you will say that I ought to be practical

and ought to try to paint the way they want me

to paint. Well, I will tell you a secret. I have tried

and I have tried very hard, but I can'ty do it. I just

can't do it! And that is why I am just a little crazy"

Rembrandt Van Rijn

Susanne and the Old Man, c. 1636

Rembrandt van Rijn

Mauritshuis, the Hague

26 de Abril

"The best doctors in the world

are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet,

and Doctor Merryman"

Jonathan Swift

Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, 1632

Rembrandt van Rijn

Mauritshuis, The Hague