The adoration of the shepherds: with the lamp
Rembrandt van Rijn
ca. 1654
Medium
etching with plate tone, printed on Chinese paper
Dimensions
105; 129
About this artwork
hoogte 105 mm x breedte 129 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...