Rembrandt

This is the first of a series of monographs, "The great painters and their works as seen by a doctor." The series is to be edited b}' Dr. de Lint, the writer of this monograph. The monographs will presumably all be in the English language as there is no mention of this monograph being a translation, although it is printed at The Hague and the style has that somewhat stilted character so familiar in a translation. The subject is treated far more from the point of view of the art expert and the medical historian than from that of the physician. Rembrandt was extremely prolific both with his pencil and his brush, and Dr. de Lint has diligently unearthed all drawings and paintings which can be said to have any connection whatsoever with the subject of medicine; the result is that the monograph has become a short descriptive catalogue of his various works. The subjects are well arranged in groups, each group forming a chapter under the appropriate heading, for example, " Portraits of Physicians," "Miraculous Healings," " Ophthalmology," etc. Rembrandt was a great student of anatomy, and by far the most striking picture reproduced in this book is that of the group of physicians?or perhaps students, though it is hard to believe this?listening to a lecture