ARTH 21.03 Rembrandt
Rembrandt van Rijn was Holland’s preeminent artist in the seventeenth century. This course considers Rembrandt’s extraordinary achievements as an etcher, focusing especially on the artist’s highly imaginative and experimental use of the etching medium, the broad range of subjects and expressive power of the prints, as well as the functions the prints served in Rembrandt’s time. All our classes will make use of the Hood Museum's superb collection of Rembrandt prints, thus allowing students to do first-hand study of the artist's original works.