Artists Books Research 3

Etchings

REMBRANDT

Self Portrait

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669) was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art and the most important in Dutch history. His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age when Dutch Golden Age painting, although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative.

I plan to reference by portraits to Rembrandt's work due to his sophisticated and old style. His paintings present realism and are extremely precise but the painting feel is still present. His etchings are rough but present the expressions of the face very well. I'd like to be able to show expressions and feelings through the faces I plan to draw without losing the identity of the person so that they're not recognisable any more.