Thischaracterstudyjoinsthepainterattheheightofhisfamein1642, whenhisadoredwifesuddenlydiesandhisworktakesadark, sardonicturnthatoffendshispatrons.By1656, heisbankruptbutconsoleshimselfwiththecompanyofprettymaidHendrickje, whomhe'sunabletomarry.Theirrelationshipbringsostracismbutalsosomemeasureofhapp...