Ode to Saskia van UylenburghFrom Saskia to Saskia,
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn Saskia van Uylenburgh, Painting: Rembrandt van Rijn, collection Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, source: Wikimedia
From Saskia to Saskia,
From woman to woman,
From me to you,
We share our name
This is something I am not ashamed of,
What a powerful life you had,
That's something I want to strive for,
Love,
Saskia
Period
1612– 1642
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Ode to Saskia van Uylenburgh by Saskia Otto
Every year on March 9 at 8:30 in the morning, a ray of sunlight falls on Saskia van Uylenburgh's grave in the Oude Kerk. In cooperation with the Amsterdam Museum, people could write odes during the Saskia breakfast to Saskia and other Amsterdam women who mean something to them.
Saskia van Uylenburgh
Saskia Uylenburgh (1612 – 1642) was de vrouw van de schilder Rembrandt van Rijn. Ze kreeg vier kinderen, van wie alleen Titus in leven bleef. Rembrandt is niet meer hertrouwd na de dood van Saskia.
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