Sick Woman with a Large White Headdress (Saskia) is a 1642 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman wearing a large white headdress. Her face is turned slightly away, and her hair is drawn in quick, tangled lines. The paper looks worn, with faint marks and scratches everywhere. The artist used a technique that lets ink pile up for darker lines. This makes the hair and shadows look rough and textured. Next, look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists create these effects.
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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