Eliezer and Rebecca at the Well is a 1644 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a busy scene with lots of quick, sketchy lines. In the center, two figures—one standing, one kneeling—face each other, with a child nearby. Around them, other people and animals are drawn in loose, hurried strokes. The background has trees and a tent, all looking rough and unfinished. The artist used ink and a little white paint to create light spots, like on the kneeling figure’s sleeve. The lines are uneven, almost like scribbles, but they still show movement and emotion. Next, check out the technique: gouache to see how artists use opaque white paint to add highlights.
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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