Aesop's Fable Research 5

Etching

REMBRANDT

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.

Rembrandt's etching are rather expressive and abstract but still identifiable. The lines appear free and loosely done but detail can be seen on the faces of the subjects. I'd refer back to and use Rembrandt's images as an influence when it comes to creating my etchings, but currently I'm thinking of taking a neat and tidy approach as my image is slightly cartoony and humorous.