Woman with the Arrow is a 1661 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a woman sitting on the ground with her back to us. She’s holding something small in her right hand, and her left arm rests on her knee. Her body is turned slightly, so we see her side and back, but her face is hidden. The lines are rough and textured, making her skin and the fabric around her look almost three-dimensional. The artist used a mix of etching, drypoint, and burin—tools that create deep, scratchy lines. This made the image look more dramatic and detailed than a simple drawing. Look up etching to see how artists use acid and needles to make prints like this.
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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