Self-Portrait Etching at a Window is a 1648 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a man sitting by a window, holding a white cloth in his hands. His face is dark, almost shadowed, with a hat pulled low over his forehead. Outside, you can see a sketchy drawing of trees and a building, but it’s blurry compared to his sharp features. The artist used lines to create deep shadows and texture, especially on his clothes and the window curtain. This kind of printmaking was new at the time—it lets you see details in the darkest and lightest spots. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made prints with acid and needles.
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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