This print is one of the most famous in the history of printmaking because of the many reworkings it underwent. It was made entirely in drypoint (lines drawn with a needle […]
Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, Leiden 1606/1607 - 1669 Amsterdam
Farmhouse with Artist Sketching
The many details of this farmhouse have led scholars to believe that Rembrandt etched a specific structure from life. Artists, particularly painters, enjoyed the ease of use of the etching […]
Studies of the Head of Saskia and Others
Rembrandt married Saskia van Uylenburgh in 1634. He depicted his adored first wife many times before her death in 1642. Here Rembrandt etched Saskia’s head from a variety of angles, […]
Beggar Woman Leaning on a Stick
Christ and the Woman of Samaria: Among the Ruins
A Scholar in his Study (Faust)
Rembrandt was perhaps the most creative and experimental etcher in the technique’s history. Rembrandt varied his impressions by changing his inks, papers, wiping techniques, and by altering the plate itself. […]
Jan Lutma, Goldsmith
The Crucifixion
Rembrandt excelled in the technique of etching. Like engraving, etching is an intaglio printmaking method, meaning that the image is incised below the surface of the plate (as opposed to […]
Clement de Jonghe, Printseller (1624/5-1677)
Diana at the Bath
Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, sits on the edge of a riverbank. The quiver filled with arrows beside her and the woodland setting help the viewer identify the […]