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Jan Lutma, the Elder, Goldsmith and Sculptor 1656 17th Century 7 3/4 in. x 5 7/8 in. (19.69 cm x 14.92 cm) Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Leiden, The Netherlands, 1606 - 1669, Amsterdam) Object Type: Print Medium and Support: etching Credit Line: Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection: Purchase, Memorial Acquisition Fund. 1970.007 Accession Number: 1970.007 Comments: The seventeenth-century Dutch painter and printmaker Rembrandt Van Rijn holds an unparalleled place in the history of the medium of etching.  During his lifetime, the affluent Dutch merchants were anxious to acquire his work to enhance their social status. Rembrandt began his image of a leading Amsterdam goldsmith by drawing with a needle through a wax coating on a copper surface.  The surface is then dipped in acid, which bites into the exposed copper.  The depth or shallowness of the lines and the lightness or darkness of the forms is controlled by the length of time the plate remains in the acid.  After all the wax is removed, ink is applied and forced into the recessed areas.  Paper is then placed on the plate and run through the press, resulting in the final image. In all his work, Rembrandt excelled in the manipulation of light, exemplified by his masterly handling of the tonal values in this print.  Areas of intense light shimmer around the window and on the figure's face.  Even within the darkest areas of the print, light accentuates the subtle variations in shape, form and texture. Source:  Michael Preble, Familiar Reality, 1986 Artmobile exhibition catalog

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