Artist: Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn
Date: 1653
Size: 25 x 21 cm
Museum: Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest, Hungary)
Technique: Print
Rembrandt soon recognised the new artistic possibilities inherent in the technique of etching, namely, that he could work with lines of various thickness and force on the prepared copper plate, and that with the concentration or thinning of lines, with the repetition of biting or with the subsequent reworking of the plate with the drypoint needle or engraving knife, the potential was gained for moulding rich nuances. This technique became one of his primary means for artistic experimentation throughout his career. Rembrandt
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