Oude vrouw met bijbel op de schoot, mogelijk de moeder van Rembrandt

About this artwork

mezzotint en gravure

About the Artist

Pieter Louw · 1725–1800

Pieter Louw (1725–1800) was a Dutch painter-engraver who achieved recognition primarily for his accomplished mezzotint reproductions of old master paintings. Born in October 1725 in Amsterdam and dying in March 1800 in the same city, Louw's career spanned the full breadth of the 18th century, a period when reproductive printmaking played a crucial cultural role in disseminating knowledge of painti...