REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: Old woman: Rembrandt’s mother

✦ REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn

🖼 Old woman: Rembrandt’s mother, 1631

◈ Etching, first state of two

⊞ 94 × 66 cm

▣ Teylers Museum

◎ Haarlem, Netherlands

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Etching depicts an elderly woman in three-quarter profile, her weathered features rendered through bold, expressive lines and subtle shadow work. Rembrandt's intimate portrayal of his aging mother exemplifies 17th-century Dutch printmaking's psychological depth and technical mastery.

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