I made a drawing, with only pen, on art paper. The undeterred disc, by the light of the window, appeared in the air, with a very clear message. Following a correct reading of his many etchings, there are an unbelievable number of delicate lines, adding up to many fragile images. Whether or not it was meant to be, the artist himself created many hidden images which can come together in the spectators mind and the subconscious. In very rare cases, there is also a quality of visual reality which will result from a careful study of the subject matter.

The skull in "Dr. Faustus," at the extreme left, echoes the face of doom. This in one of Rembrandt's most confessing and explanatory etchings ever done by this artist. This frightening etching was made all the more mysterious by the complete failure of all modem scholars to discover the meaning of the letters in the "magic disc." All Rembrandt's drawings, etchings and paintings of his sick wife, Saskia, refer to the etching of Dr. Faustus. Even the sickly-looking witch, which he painted into the "Night Watch," in 1642 (the year of Saskia's death), reflected this preoccupation.

In the "Etching of Dr. Faustus in His Study" the good doctor represents Rembrandt's closest friend and confidant, Dr. Van Loon, who on a particular day in the 1630's was having drinks with his good friends, Ephraim Bueno and Rembrandt. In his drunken stupor, he had answered a question, put to him by his good friend Rembrandt.

The question posed to Dr. Van Loon requires no explanation, once the answer is know: 1-Ragla, 2-Tetrma and 3-Ant Sadla. This concoction, added to milk and administered over a period of two or three years would do the trick! This elixir made marriage possible after death! Unfortunately, Rembrandt gave no thought to the possibility of a Will. To read "Magic Disc" you must turn it sideways, while holding it up to mirror, so that the mixture appears to run into the milk.