Cottage near the Entrance to a Wood, Rembrandt, 1644
Cottage near the Entrance to a Wood, 1644, Pen and inks ranging from light to dark brown, brown washes, corrected in white (oxidized, partially abraded), and touches of red chalk (in added structures to the left of the main cottage)., 11 3/4 x 17 15/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam), For a painter whose primary concern was the human figure, Rembrandt drew and etched a remarkably large number of landscapes. This view of a cottage near the edge of a wood, although characteristic in subject matter, is exceptional among his landscapes for its fluidity of line, profusion of wash, and large scale
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