Rembrandt van Rijn, Blind Playing the Violin, Etching, 19th Century

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Blind Playing the Violin is an etching on ivory-colored paper realized after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of … Read more Blind Playing the Violin is an etching on ivory-colored paper realized after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art belongs to a late 19th-century edition. Good conditions. Superb etching through deft strokes, strong mastery in expression through an impression of virtuous old master's touch. Rembrandt known simply as Rembrandt (Leiden, 15 July 1606 - Amsterdam, 4 October 1669), was a Dutch painter and engraver. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest painters in European art history. Having achieved great success as a portrait painter from a young age. His drawings and paintings were already popular during his lifetime. Rembrandt's greatest creative triumphs are especially evident in the portraits of his contemporaries, his self-portraits, and illustrations of scenes from the Bible. In both painting and printing, he exhibited a thorough knowledge of classical iconography. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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