The Artist Drawing from the Model is a 1639 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man drawing another man sitting in a chair. The artist’s hand hovers over the paper, while the model’s face is blurred. The lines are loose and scratchy, with lots of cross-hatching to show shadows and fabric folds. The messy, layered lines come from the artist using different tools—some areas look like they were scratched into the plate, others etched in. This was a quick study, not a finished work. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how these techniques work.
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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