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The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

Rembrandt1654

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

This impression clearly demonstrates the extent to which the type of paper used can influence the appearance of a print. Rembrandt suggested the warm glow of the torchlight in the night by printing this impression on orange-yellow Japanese paper. To this he added a light surface tone: a haze of ink covering the entire surface. The stretcher in the foreground, with the draped shroud, serves as a second light source.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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  • Title: The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight
  • Creator: Rijn, Rembrandt van
  • Date Created: 1654
  • Physical Dimensions: Japans papier
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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