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The artist depicted his second unofficial wife. Hendrickje came to Rembrandt as a servant after the death of his first wife Saskia. Hendrickje sincerely and faithfully loved Rembrandt, even when she was excommunicated for informal cohabitation. She gave birth to his daughter Cornelia, but after 14 happy and full of love years, Hendrickje died of the plague.
This text was originally published in Russian and automatically translated to English.
Художник изобразил свою вторую неофициальную супругу. Хендрикье пришла к Рембрандту служанкой после смерти его первой жены Саскии. Хендрикье искренне и преданно любила Рембрандта, даже когда её отлучили от церкви за неофициальное сожительство. Она родила ему дочь Корнелию, но через 14 счастливых и полных любви лет Хендрикье умерла от чумы.