The Artist Drawing from the Model is a 1639 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people in a dim room. One sits on a chair, drawing while the other stands nearby, draped in a loose robe. The light is focused on the seated figure’s hands and the model’s face, leaving the rest in shadow. Scratched lines fill the page, some messy, others deliberate. The artist left quick, sketchy marks around the edges—like thoughts half-formed. This style was common in Rembrandt’s early work, where he explored ideas before finishing. Next, look up etching, drypoint, burin to see how these tools create texture in prints.
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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