The small lion hunt (with one lion) (B., Holl. 116; H. 6)

細節

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
The small lion hunt (with one lion) (B., Holl. 116; H. 6)
etching, circa 1629, watermark Eagle with Basel Crozier (cf. A. & F., p. 92, B.a.), a fine impression, printing with tone, the vertical wiping scratches prominent, with narrow margins, the tip of the lower right sheet corner skilfully repaired, otherwise in very good condition
(FPR 84)
P. 157 x 117 mm., S. 162 x 121 mm.

來源

Dr. F.A. Lieberg (L. 1681); Kornfeld & Klipstein, Bern, 21 June 1979

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拍品專文

The composition is probably based on an etching by Antonio Tempesta, of whose printed work Rembrandt owned four volumes. He has simplified the arrangement of the figures and increased the sense of drama by using strong chiaroscuro, without intermediate tones. Rough, vigorous shading has been added to convey the effects of light, but with almost no consideration for modelling. In many respects it exhibits the impatience of a young man who has picked up a good hint from an older artist but who is then carried away by his own vision. Though the result is undoubtedly crude, both in execution and technique, it has, together with the two other lion hunts, the merit of spontaneity.