Translated from the French by Jacques de Caso and Patricia B | in Simon van Leeuwen's Korte besgryving van het Lugdunum Batavorum nu Leyden, Leiden, 1672• , who did not sign with their first names, if at all |
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Although we can only speculate, this change must have had a meaning for Rembrandt, which is generally interpreted as his wanting to be known by his first name like the great figures of the Italian Renaissance: Leonardo, Raphael etc | Until then, he had signed with a combination of initials or monograms |
Slive has a comprehensive biography, pp.
: Art: Conversations with Paul Gsell | |
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In late 1632, he began signing solely with his first name, "Rembrant" |
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