A Young Man
Medium
Pen and brush in brown ink; the verso printed in brown.
Dimensions
5 7/8 x 4 7/8 in. (15 x 12.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.804
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the heart of the Dutch Golden Age, this intimate drawing *A Young Man*, created around 1635 by an artist from the School of Rembrandt van R, captures the masterful influence of one of history's greatest portraitists. Rembrandt, then in his late twenties and freshly established in Amsterdam after his Leiden apprenticeship, led a bustling workshop where pupils honed techniques in dramatic lighting and expressive poses. This small-scale work (just 5 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches) exemplifies that legacy, likely serving as a study for a larger painting or a standalone portrait sketch. Executed in pen and...
About the Artist
School of Rembrandt van Rijn|Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) · 1606–1669
**The School of Rembrandt van Rijn** The School of Rembrandt van Rijn refers to the collective body of artists who trained and worked in the workshop of the master Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) during his active career in Leiden and Amsterdam. Rembrandt operated a large and prolific studio, where pupils paid 100 guilders annually for instruction, allowing him to earn su...