Rembrandt "Self Portrait Leaning on a Stone Sill"

From: Denver Art Museum Limited Edition: 8Exhibition: Rembrandt: Painter as PrintmakerMaterial: Printed 2-ply vinyl Dimensions: 30" x 89" (76cm x 226cm)Hanging Hardware Included Description As the exclusive venue for the exhibition Rembrandt Painter as Printmaker, the Denver Art Museum delved into Rembrandt’s lesser-known body of work, his etchings. The exhibition included about 100 prints, but also 17 drawings and four paintings to provide context for the artist’s creative process across his favorite media. In its Fall 2018 art preview, the New York Times described Rembrandt’s prints as “vivid, expressive and precise” and deemed the Denver exhibition one not-to-be-missed.  Rembrandt brought an innovative approach to printmaking, or intaglio, by combining etching, drypoint, and engraving. Etching involves a process of using a needle to etch or carve an image on a metal plate treated with a resin or wax material. The plate is then dipped into an acid bath which “bites” into the surface