Not only is Rembrandt recognised as one of the greatest
painters of all time, his skills as an etcher are arguably unmatched.
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| The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds |
The example here is a scene in the New Testament:
The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds. It is Rembrandt’s first etched nocturne
and displays his astonishing ability to depict contrasts of light and dark.
Christopher White discusses this early etching in his book ‘Rembrandt as an Etcher’*
"He achieved the richness of tone for which he sought, and
gave the plate a quality which is essentially that of etching and not a mere
approximation of a painting. In doing so Rembrandt had abandoned traditional
methods, and the procedure he evolved in this print was to colour his work for
some years hence."
To see more of that work, including other bible scenes and
his famous self-portraits, click here.
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