Ephraim Bonus is a 1647 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a man in a wide-brimmed hat, sitting stiffly on a chair with his hands clasped. His dark coat has a high collar, and his mustache and beard are thick. Behind him, two thick columns frame the scene like a stage set. The artist used sharp lines to carve every fold in his clothes and every shadow on his face. This was Rembrandt’s way of making even a simple portrait feel alive with detail. Next, look up etching, drypoint, burin to see how artists like Rembrandt made prints like this.
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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