Jan Cornelisz Sylvius, the Preacher is a 1644 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a seated man with a beard and hat, holding a piece of paper or book in one hand. His other hand rests on a chair or bench, and his posture looks relaxed but thoughtful. The lines are loose and quick, with some shading to show folds in his clothes and the shape of his face. The artist used lots of overlapping lines to build up shadows and texture—this is called cross-hatching. It makes the drawing feel almost three-dimensional, even though it’s just ink on paper. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with simple lines.
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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