_Bernhard Fabritius_ (Dutch: painted 1650-1672).
Of this painter very little is known. He was a member of the
Painters' Guild at Leyden, and it is clear from his works that
he was a disciple of Rembrandt.
(1338). The subject is treated with Dutch directness. It is a Dutch
interior with Dutch peasants. An opening in the roof discloses a peep
of landscape in the light of early dawn.
(1339). Somewhat more academic in treatment. The infant saint lies in a
wicker cradle, at the foot of which lies St. Elizabeth, who offers an
apple to another child standing by the side of its nurse or mother. To
the right of the picture St. Zacharias writes on a tablet the record of
the birth.