Caption

The image seen by Nebuchadnezzar, Four illustrations for a Spanish book, print, signature and date: 'Rembrandt f 1655', printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655, paper, etching, drypoint, burin, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint and burin, printed with light plate tone, height 135 mm x width 76 mm, King Nebuchadnezzar dreams of a great statue, A monochrome sketch shows a partially nude male figure standing with one hand resting on his hip and the other hand near his waist, his torso turned and head tilted downward; he wears a cloth draped around his lower body and a simple band or headpiece. The figure is rendered with dense cross-hatching and surrounded by dark, textured shading that contrasts with lighter areas; additional hatched lines and sketchy marks fill the background and suggest depth. At the lower edge of the image a rectangular block or pedestal is visible with indistinct markings, and adjacent areas contain more loosely drawn lines and shaded forms.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B44_101

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Rights managed

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37.8Mb (11.8Mb) / 10.2in x 14.5in / 3047 x 4340 (300dpi)

Keywords

image Nebuchadnezzar Four illustrations Spanish book print signature date Rembrandt f 1655 printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn 1655 paper etching drypoint burin intaglio printmaking technique printed light plate tone height 135 mm x width 76 mm King Nebuchadnezzar dreams great statue monochrome sketch partially nude male figure standing hand resting hip hand near waist torso turned head tilted downward wears cloth draped lower body simple band headpiece figure rendered dense cross-hatching surrounded dark textured shading contrasts lighter areas additional hatched lines sketchy marks fill background suggest depth lower edge rectangular block pedestal visible indistinct markings adjacent areas contain loosely drawn shaded forms