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, Japanese paper, etching, drypoint, burin, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint and burin, printed with light plate tone, height 109 mm x width 69 mm, King Nebuchadnezzar dreams of a great statue, A dark-toned etching shows a standing male figure on a pedestal, depicted with a partly draped cloth around his waist and one hand resting on his hip while the other arm is bent outward. The figure is rendered with fine, crosshatched lines and appears in front of a heavily shaded, arch-like backdrop formed by dense etching strokes. The man's head bears a band or cap and his facial features are sketched with delicate lines. The surrounding area includes textured shading and sketchy lines suggesting rough surfaces and a framed border at the image edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B44_374

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49.2Mb (5.8Mb) / 11.4in x 16.7in / 3431 x 5013 (300dpi)

Keywords

image Nebuchadnezzar Four illustrations Spanish book print signature date Rembrandt f 1655 printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn 1655 paper Japanese paper etching drypoint burin intaglio printmaking technique printed light plate tone height 109 mm x width 69 mm King Nebuchadnezzar dreams great statue dark-toned etching standing male figure pedestal depicted partly draped cloth waist hand resting hip arm bent outward figure rendered fine crosshatched lines front heavily shaded arch- backdrop formed dense strokes man's head bears band cap facial features sketched delicate lines surrounding area includes textured shading sketchy lines suggesting rough surfaces framed border image edges