Christ Disputing with the Doctors: a Sketch
1652
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This etching is called Christ Disputing with the Doctors: a Sketch. It was made by Rembrandt van Rijn in 1652. The artist used etching and drypoint to create this work, which is a technique that involves scratching a design into a metal plate to produce an image. You can learn more about this technique and others like it at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.