Article: Rembrandt: a master across three media.(Museums Today)(Rembrandt van Rijn)(Critical Essay)

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March 1, 2004
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-69) possessed a gift for visual invention that marked him as one of the greatest storytellers among artists. A master across three media, he radically redefined the technique of etching by bringing to it the freedom of spontaneity of painting and drawing--a rarity of his time, he drew primarily to capture life and stimulate his imagination, not just to make sketches preparatory to painting. "Rembrandt's Journey: Painter, Draftsman, Etcher" explores the dynamic evolution of the artist's extensive and richly varied work in printmaking within the context of his paintings and drawings. Rembrandt repeatedly returned to biblical illustration, ...

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