Faust is a 1652 by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a man in a loose robe and cap, kneeling by a table. He’s leaning over a book or papers, looking down. Behind him, a window with a cross-shaped pattern lets in dim light. The room feels cluttered, with shadows everywhere. The glowing light behind him spells out *FAUST* in a starburst shape, hinting at a famous story. The artist used deep contrasts between light and dark to make the scene dramatic. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick works.
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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