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ID number: BIRBI-49.10 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Rembrandt, Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669) Title / Object name / Definition: A sheet of studies Object type: Drawing Culture: Dutch Date made: Mid-1630s Materials: Pen, brown wash and red chalk Measurements: 22.0 x 23.3 cm |
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Description: This sheet contains nine studies of five different figures and is the finest such drawing by Rembrandt to survive intact. Rembrandt was renowned for carrying a sketchbook around Amsterdam in which he would rapidly draw anything that aroused his curiosity. In this case, he draws a plump man wearing a fur coat and a plumed hat, a man in a turban, a woman nursing her child and a youth leaning on a ledge. The use of three different media and the careful placing of the studies on the sheet suggest that the drawing was made as a deliberate demonstration of the artist’s skill.
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| Rembrandt, Harmensz. van Rijn | |
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| Bruegel to Rembrandt: Dutch and Flemish Drawings from the Maida and George Abrams Collection Robinson, William W. Harvard University Art Museums 2002 | |
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