Studieblad met twee schetsen, één van twee boeren
Rembrandt van Rijn
ca. 1651
Medium
etching, printed on Japanese paper
Dimensions
45; 74
About this artwork
hoogte 45 mm x breedte 74 mm
About the Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn · 1606–1669
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) stands as one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art and the most important Dutch painter of the 17th century. Born in Leiden to a prosperous miller's family, Rembrandt transformed painting through his revolutionary use of light and shadow, his psychological depth in portraiture, and his elevation of etching to a fine art. His approx...