Arthur M. Hind’s A History of Engraving and Etching is the standard work on the subject, and Hind praises Rembrandt as a singularly accomplished master of the art form: “In the whole history of art Rembrandt stands out as one of the solitary and unapproachable personalities who have struck their own style, and stamped their influence, for good or for bad, on posterity. In his etched work his unique position is realised to an even greater advantage than in painting”.
Rembrandt’s etchings are currently on show at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, in Masterpieces in Black and White: Prints from the Rembrandt House Museum, the first leg of a touring exhibition of works on loan from Amsterdam. (After Birmingham, it will transfer from the UK to the US.) The exhibition opened on 6th March at the impressive Victorian neoclassical museum, and runs until 1st June. The sixty works on display confirm Hind’s view that “in the range of his genius Rembrandt still stands alone.”
Rembrandt’s etchings are currently on show at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, in Masterpieces in Black and White: Prints from the Rembrandt House Museum, the first leg of a touring exhibition of works on loan from Amsterdam. (After Birmingham, it will transfer from the UK to the US.) The exhibition opened on 6th March at the impressive Victorian neoclassical museum, and runs until 1st June. The sixty works on display confirm Hind’s view that “in the range of his genius Rembrandt still stands alone.”
