REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
(b. 1606, Leiden, d. 1669, Amsterdam)

Three Women and a Child by a Doorway

c. 1645
Pen in brown, 233 x 178 mm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

In this drawing, remarkable is the way in which Rembrandt suggests forms without actually describing them. This is illustrated by the small group of the seated woman and child in the foreground. The lines do not depict anything, nor do they record the forms, but taken together they create a perfect illusion of form, volume and space.




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