El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-01

& and was altogether a novelty in north
/ er1 art His genius quickly made it.
self felt throughout the narrow coun-
: try.
/ ImmortaIizes His Wife.
Artists who wished to please the
public were forced TO adopt the new
manner. His beautiful young wife,
I he immortalized in many portraits.
/ OF a noble family, the young woman
with auburn hair, snowy complexion
I and glowing eyes caused Baedeker TO
remark that the Tristan women enjoy
a great reputation for beauty" II Is
an unanswered question as 70 why this
young beautiful and aristocratfc
/ woman gave herself to a poor artist o.
ordinary family. who was not at
tractive in appearance or polished in
manners She brought him a large
fortune and an honorable connection
with one Of the oldest families OF the
Netherlands The following years OF
his life were devoted to earnest labor.
His hobby was bric-a-brac He had
fine and expensive collection OF quaint
furniture, weapons. costumes and rare
draperies. also hundreds OF pictures
and engravings, which he bought a.
public sales.
At this time the artist finished HIS
great world-picture, The Night
Watch or The Sortis Of the Company
OF Frans Banning Cock" now in the
nsterdam museum. The scene IS lair
III AA0AAA OF a AaEEE PUBIC DullQllE-
The officers are portraits OF vel
known guardsmen- one Is dressed in
a black velvet suit with a red scarf
another IN a suit Of yellow satin. At
the sound Of the drum taps the sol
diers come running out Of the build
mixture OF costumes and weapons Of
the members OF this primitive guard
are indeed picturesque.
They Loved Holland.
II was this group OF heroes that
saved Holland from the terrible Span
ish infantry. At one side is a young
girl carrying a rock. which Is proha-
bly, one OF the prizes 70 be given for
the target shoot THE radiance cast
on the girl gives her an appearance
OF being covered with satin. and gar
nished with the treasures OF the east
eyes. no other inEots OF gold than her
ringlets. no other treasures than the
splendor OF the light around her The
original treatment OF the composition
as a corporation picture. or a picture
OF body OF people. Is one Of the fea-
lures which makes Il great.
The present title OF the picture. The
Night Watch was given bv Sir
Joshua Reynolds i Is not very an
prOpriate name. as there is no watch"
IN the picture, and the scene IS not at
night Blanc says TO tell the truth, |
this is only dream Of night. and no
one can tell what the light is that falls
on the groups OF figures II Is neither
the light OF the sun nor Of the moon, /
nor does II come from torches. IL IS !
rather the light from the genius of
Rembrandt" The picture viii pre-
serve the remembrance Of that brave I
little band that delivered its country /
and brought about Dutch liberty. The
most remarkable feature OF the pic /
ture is its contrast OF light and I
shadow.
Received Financial Reward.
Remhrandts wonderful work was
not without its splendid financial re- I
ward. and he lived comforta bly,. but I
spent a great deal on his rare bric-a- |
brac collection There are several law
suits mentioned. where the artist is /
being sued by a member Of his wife's I
family for squandering his wife's for
tune Perhaps they did not know that l
the gorgeous robes and handsome l
jewels always worn by his wife in her
PORTRAITS were only tricks OF the art 4
lists studio.
With the picture OF Banning Cocks
company. Rembrandt had reached the |
zenith OF his fame. He was rich, hon
ored and beloved But his happineSs
was short lived. When barely go his
beautiful and devoted wife died. Rem !
brandt was broken hearted. Hel
plunged into his work with an ever
deepening fervor. He lived so simply :
that often he would take his lonely J
meals at the easel But other trou-
bles and problems arose in his life
There came a strange reaction against /
the 'Rembrandesque manner" but
the master stood like q rock in a
storm and answered its sublime de-
fiance." He tried 20 strengthen hfs
style, but his manner was exactly op-
pOsite 10 the spirit OF the times. Some !
of mis- finest work was done at this
time
s Poor Fiuancie-.
In spite If the estate left him by his /.
wife and the large sums Of money he {