Artist's Mother with Her Hand

Rembrandt Van Rijn

142008 Rembrandt Van Rijn The Artist's Mother with Her Hand on Her Chest Small Bust 1631 B. Holl 349; H. 50; BB. 31-G 3 1/4'' x 2 5/8'' Etching on beige laid paper. Signed with the initials and dated in the plate. Nowell Eusticke's sixth state of seven. From the Jean receuils issued in 1810, showing the extra fine shading all over the hood and dress. Before the strong rebiting that appears in the later Bernard and Beaumont recueils. In 1589, Rembrandt's mother, Neeltgen Willemsdochter van ZuytBrouck, married Harmen Gerritszoon van Rijn in Leiden, Holland. Rembrandt was the next to the youngest of their nine children, two of whom died in infancy. Rembrandt created six etchings of his mother and several paintings of her as well. This work is an excellent example of the revolutionary notion known as Rembrandt's "psychological portraiture," where the sitter's humanity and spiritual essence are more deeply expressed than their mere physical likeness.

Reg. No.

142008

Size

3 1/4" x 2 5/8"

Year

1631

Medium

ETCHING

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