Who dares to say that Rembrandt was disloyal to nature?
Our concern is not what we should have done, but what Rembrandt did, seeing with his own eyes.

And the questions we should ask ourselves are:--Is the interpretation of the world as seen through his eyes beautiful, suggestive, profound, and stimulating?
Does the statement of his personality in paint add to our knowledge, educate our aesthetic perceptions, and extend our horizon by showing us things that our imperfect vision does not see except through him?
[Illustration: A YOUNG WOMAN IN A RED CHAIR HOLDING A PINK IN HER RIGHT HAND 1656.

The Hermitage, St.Petersburg.] Comparisons are not only odious, but foolish.

No sensible critic attempts a comparison between Titian, Velasquez, and Rembrandt.

He accepts them as they are, and is grateful.