Self-Portrait with Saskia


Self-Portrait with Saskia. Rembrandt van Rijn. 1636 C.E. Etching
  • SPECIALIZED IN SELF PORTRAITS; VARIETY OF SELF IMAGINED ROLES; ONLY PAINTING OF THEM TOGETHER; ALMOST AS IF WE’RE INTERRUPTING 
  • ETCHING PROCESS: PRINTMAKING PROCESS / COPPER PLATE COATED W/ A WAVY MATERIAL; REMBRANDT CONSIDERED THE MASTER OF THIS; FIRST TO POPULARIZE THIS TECHNIQUE AS A FORM OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION  
  • MASTERED SEVERAL SUBJECTS: HISTORY, LANDSCAPES, STILL LIFE, NUDES, PORTRAITS 


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