The Great Jewish Bride is a 1635 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman with long, curly hair framing her face. She’s wearing a simple dress with a high collar, and her hair spills over her shoulders in loose waves. The background is just a plain wall with a faint pattern, like woven fabric, behind her. The artist used lines to build up the texture of her hair and clothes, making it look almost three-dimensional. This was done with a needle, not paint—it’s a type of printmaking. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists create depth with ink and metal.
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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