Sheet with Two Studies: a Tree, and the Upper Part of a Head of the Artist Wearing a Velvet Cap is a 1642 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bare tree with twisted branches and a small cluster of leaves. Next to it, a person’s head is drawn from the side, wearing a soft cap that looks like velvet. The lines are rough and busy, almost like scratches on paper. The artist used a sharp tool to make these marks—this is called *drypoint*. The paper has a textured look, which was common back then. 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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