Rembrandt’s spontaneous yet assured drawing style is magnificently expressed in his etchings. The movements of his hand in this medium can be followed as precisely as in his drawings, and he endeavoured to make each print an individual work of art by varying the printing process. The Rembrandt House Museum has one of the most important collections of Rembrandt’s etchings in the world and its mission is to encourage greater interest in this extraordinary cultural heritage.
Every day there are continuous demonstrations in the artist’s former home, showing visitors how an etching is made. Enlargements of some of the prints in the exhibition illustrate the exceptional quality of the work and invite visitors to look more closely at the refinement of these works.
Left: Rembrandt, Christ preaching (‘The hundred-guilder print’), c. 1648, etching, drypoint and burin The Rembrandt House Museum. | Right: Rembrandt, Self-portrait with Saskia, 1636, etching, The Rembrandt House Museum.
