Woman with a high headdress wrapped around the chin: bust
Rembrandt van Rijn
ca. 1630
Medium
counterproof
Dimensions
70; 59
About this artwork
geheel: hoogte 70 mm x breedte 59 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...