The Adoration of the Shepherds
Rembrandt van Rijn
c. 1657
Medium
etching, engraving and drypoint with plate tone, printed on Japanese paper
Dimensions
149; 193
About this artwork
height 149 mm x width 193 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...