Two Women Teaching a Child to walk by Rembrandt.
Circa 1640, sketch
British Museum, London
There’s a drawing by Rembrandt, I think it’s the greatest drawing ever done. It’s in the British Museum and it’s of a family teaching a child to walk, so it’s a universal thing, everybody has experienced this or seen it happen. Everybody. I used to print out Rembrandt drawings big and give them to people and say: “If you find a better drawing send it to me. But if you find a better one it will be by Goya or Michelangelo perhaps.” But I don’t think there is one actually. It’s a magnificent drawing, magnificent.
(David Hockney)
The head donut is the baby proofing. We put rubber over sharp corners, they put a donut on the baby’s head.
The one below is from the Met and is from the early 19th century. As you can see in the drawing, the design didn’t change much from Rembrandt’s time. According to the Met, they were called bumpers or pudding caps.
Reblogging because I've worked with kids my whole life and didn't know these donut things were a thing. That's an incredible idea.
