Old Man Shading His Eyes with His Hand is a 1639 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows an old man with his hand raised to his eyes, as if squinting into the light. His face is wrinkled, and his hair is wild and curly. The lines are rough and scratchy, giving the whole image a slightly fuzzy look. Rembrandt made this using a technique that lets him press ink into carved lines, then scrape it away. The result feels raw and quick, like a sketch that wasn’t meant to be perfect. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists like Rembrandt made these kinds of prints.
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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