Rembrandt van Rijn
Painter and printmaker
(Leyden, Netherlands, 1606 - 1669, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Ackley, Clifford S., et al.
Rembrandt’s Journey: Painter. Draughtsman. Etcher. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2004.
Ash, Nancy, and Shelley Fletcher.
Watermarks in Rembrandt’s Prints. Washington, 1998.
Biörklund, George, and Osbert H. Barnard.
Rembrandt's Etchings, True and False. 2nd ed. Stockholm, 1968.
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts.
Rembrandt: Experimental Etcher. Exhib. cat. Boston, 1969.
Hind, Arthur M.
A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. 2nd ed. 2 Vols. London, 1923.
Hinterding, Erik.
“The History of Rembrandt’s Copperplates, with a Catalogue of Those That Survive.” Simiolus, 22, 1993-1994, pp. 253-315.
Hinterding, Erik.
Rembrandt as an Etcher. Ouderkerk, 2006.
Hinterding, Erik, Ger Luijten, and Martin Royalton-Kisch.
Rembrandt the Printmaker. Exhib. cat. Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum and London: British Museum, 2000.
Münz, Ludwig.
A Critical Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 Vols. London, 1952.
Rovinski, Dmitri.
L'Oeuvre gravé de Rembrandt. 4 Vols. St. Petersburg, 1890.
Schneider, Cynthia P.
Rembrandt's Landscapes: Drawings and Prints. Washington, D.C., National Gallery, 1990.
White, Christopher.
Rembrandt as an Etcher: a Study of the Artist at Work. 2 Vols. University Park and London, 1969.
White, Christopher, and Karel G. Boon.
Rembrandt's Etchings: an Illustrated Critical Catalogue. 2 Vols. Amsterdam, 1969 (Hollstein,
Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, Vols. 18–19).
ULAN Note: Noted as one of the most popular and influential artists of his period. His work is characterized by the Baroque interest in dramatic scenes and strong contrasts of light on a dark stage. The subjects of his works include paintings, etchings, and drawings of subjects including portraits, landscapes, figures, animals, biblical and secular history and mythology.
Some information from Getty's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN)