The Hundred Guilder Print
ca. 1649
Medium
Etching, engraving, and drypoint; second state of two
Dimensions
plate: 11 x 15 1/2 in. (28 x 39.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number
29.107.35
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to *The Hundred Guilder Print a masterpiece of printmaking by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn, around 1649. This etching, engraving, and drypoint on a plate measuring 11 x 15½ inches captures a biblical scene featuring Jesus surrounded by men and women,oking the humanity and drama characteristic of Rembrandt's Baroque style. As one of his most celebrated prints, it showcases his unparalleled ability to convey light, shadow, and emotion through intricate line work. Rembrandt masterfully combined etching (using acid to bite into the metal plate), engraving (precise incising with a b...
About the Artist
Rembrandt (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...