I Am Rembrandt's Daughter
“Begun about 1661, finished after summer 1665. Canvas.When I get home, Moeder is not in the kitchen or in the courtyard hanging wash. I hope she is not in the studio, but she is, sitting on a throne, holding a queen’s gold rod. She’s dressed up in a gold velvet gown that must have cost hundreds. There is no money for St. Nicolaes Day presents, but there is always plenty for things Vader paints in his pictures.Moeder sees me. She moves to get up.“Hendrickje, please,” Vader says. “You must be stil...l.”“Cornelia is home from school and needs to eat.”“She knows where we keep the cheese,” Vader says. “Please, sit. Remember you are Juno, queen of the world, full of wisdom, patience, and goodness.”“I warn you, Rembrandt, I don’t feel the least bit patient, good, or wise.”“Hendrickje,” Vader says, as if soothing a cat.“The sampling officials are still waiting and the Trippen have canceled the rest of their family portraits, you took so long to complete their parents’ pictures.MoreLess
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