Sheet with Two Studies: A Tree and the Upper Part of a Head of Rembrandt Wearing a Velvet Cap
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) · ca. 1642 · Etching; only state
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Marked public domain by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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About this picture
Sheet with Two Studies: A Tree and the Upper Part of a Head of Rembrandt Wearing a Velvet Cap is a public-domain illustration by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn), dated ca. 1642. Etching; only state. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“Sheet with Two Studies: A Tree and the Upper Part of a Head of Rembrandt Wearing a Velvet Cap” (ca. 1642) is from Rembrandt’s Amsterdam work: portraits, biblical scenes, or the etchings in which the darkest passages do as much as the line.
About the artist
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) was a Dutch painter and etcher in Amsterdam. He is known for portraits, biblical scenes, and self-portraits that follow his face from youth into old age, and for etchings that use deep darks.
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