Old Woman Sleeping is a 1636 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white etching of a woman sleeping. Her head is wrapped in a loose cloth, and her hands rest on her chest. The lines are scratchy and uneven, giving her face and hair a rough, textured look. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit in the grooves of the metal plate, creating deep shadows and a grainy effect. This makes the woman’s face look almost like it’s carved from stone. Next, check out etching 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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