Head of an Old Man (recto)
Rembrandt van Rijn · c. 1631 · red chalk, with touches of black chalk, on laid paper
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About this picture
Head of an Old Man (recto) is a public-domain drawing by Rembrandt van Rijn, dated c. 1631. Red chalk, with touches of black chalk, on laid paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Head of an Old Man (recto)” (c. 1631) 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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