A MASTERPIECE by Rembrandt is on display at one of Scotland's most popular museums for the first time.
Painted in 1635 by the Dutch master, Saskia in Arcadian Costume shows his first wife Saskia van Uylenburgh as a Roman deity.
The work is now on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow until May next year as part of a reciprocal agreement with the National Gallery in London.
The National Gallery is borrowing another one of Rembrandt's most famous works, his A Man in Armour, which usually hangs in the Glasgow gallery, for the major Rembrandt: The Late Works exhibition.
Saskia in Arcadian Costume will be on display at Kelvingrove alongside six of Rembrandt's etchings, two of which have not been shown there before.
Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612-1642), married Rembrandt in 1634 and brought him a large dowry.
They had met in the studio of her cousin Hendrick Uylenburgh, who was Rembrandt's employer after his arrival in Amsterdam.
Rembrandt painted the portrait in the year after their wedding.
Councillor Archie Graham, chairman of Glasgow Life, which runs Glasgow's museums and galleries, said: "Rembrandt was one of Europe's greatest artists and this painting sits alongside Glasgow's incredible collection, offering visitors to our museums and galleries a unique and unforgettable experience."
Betsy Wieseman, curator of Rembrandt: The Late Works, said: "We are absolutely delighted that Glasgow Life has allowed us to borrow A Man in Armour for our exhibition.
"We are also pleased that this loan provides opportunity for another of Rembrandt's masterpieces to be enjoyed by visitors to Kelvingrove."
Rembrandt: The Late Works will be held in the National Gallery until January 18 next year, before moving to Amsterdam until May 17, after which it will return to Kelvingrove.
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