Image

Rembrandt van Rijn

St. Jerome beside a Pollard Willow, 1648

Description

Maker

Title

St. Jerome beside a Pollard Willow

Year

1648

Medium

Etching and drypoint on beige-colored, slightly textured laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image/plate: 17.9 x 13.2 cm (7 1/16 x 5 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LL: "Rembrandt. f 1648"

Watermark: Strasbourg Lily with the initals PR (Hinterding E'.a.a.)

Identification

State

iv/iv

Type

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

47.034

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Altered States

June 30 - December 3, 2017

For his use of sketchy lines and imaginative compositions, as seen in this print, Rembrandt was a hero to many 19th-century French printmakers who emulated his work and saw him as a source of inspiration. He was among the earliest artists to consider etching as important as his work in other media. The unfinished appearance of this image, in which the central tree is highly detailed but the saint and his pet lion remain unresolved, in particular encouraged many artists to explore a similar aesthetic in their work.

Use

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