Beggar Seated on a Bank is a 1630 by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a rough-looking person sitting on a low wall or ledge. Their clothes are torn and dirty, and they’re hunched over, holding something small in their hands. The lines are scratchy and uneven, like the artist was working fast or just sketching ideas. The person’s face looks tired, with deep shadows under their eyes. The background is barely there—just a few quick strokes for a wall or fence. This is an early work by Rembrandt van Rijn.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.
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