The Small Lion Hunt (with One Lion) is a 1629 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a tangled mess of lines and shapes. Trees and bushes fill the scene, their branches twisting in every direction. In the middle, two lions face off—one standing, one crouching—while a huntsman with a spear gets ready. The whole image feels rough and hurried, like it was drawn fast. The artist used a technique that lets ink pile up in lines, making some edges fuzzy and others sharp. That’s how the lions’ fur and the trees’ leaves look so textured. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this make 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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