Woman at a Door Hatch Talking to a Man and Children (The Schoolmaster)
1641
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Woman at a Door Hatch Talking to a Man and Children (The Schoolmaster) is a 1641 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a woman talking to a man and children at a door hatch. The woman is dressed in simple clothes, and the man is wearing a hat. This detail suggests the scene is everyday life, not a formal event. The etching is also notable for its use of light and shadow. Check out the technique used to create this image, called etching.
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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