The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake is a 1654 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet indoor scene with two figures sitting on a bench. One figure, likely a woman, holds a child on her lap while a cat curls up beside them. A snake slithers near their feet, and the background has a window with draped curtains. The lines are rough and layered, giving the whole image a textured, almost sketchy feel. The artist used a technique that lets them scratch directly into the metal plate, creating deep, dark lines. This method is called etching. Look up *etching* to see how it works.
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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