Self-Portrait Leaning on a Stone Sill is a 1639 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man sitting on a ledge, his chin resting on his hand. His curly hair and hat are drawn in quick, rough lines. The paper has a textured look, like old paper, and the artist signed it in the corner. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit in the grooves of the plate, creating dark lines. This was a way to make many copies of the same image. Try looking up *etching* to see how it works.
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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