Christ Preaching and Healing (Fragment from the Hundred Guilder Print)
1649
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This etching shows Christ surrounded by a crowd of people. Some listen. Others argue. A blind man kneels in front. A woman holds a baby. Rembrandt used light and shadow to make the scene feel real. He etched lines so deep they look like pencil drawings. The paper is old but still bright. Check out the tiny details in the crowd. Look up Rembrandt van Rijn next.
