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Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (Dutch 1606–1669), “Landscape with a cottage and a large tree,” 1641, etching on laid paper, 5 by 12¾ inches.

 

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‘REMBRANDT: THE CONSUMMATE ETCHER’ OPENS AT HOUSATONIC MUSEUM SEPT. 6 w/1 cut

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BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — “Rembrandt: The Consummate Etcher and other Seventeenth Century Printmakers” will be on view at the Housatonic Museum of Art Thursday, September 6, through October 28.

The exhibition has been organized by Syracuse University culled from works from the university’s art collection. An opening reception for the public will be Thursday, September 6, from 5:30 to 7 pm.

Rembrandt created just under 300 etchings during his lifetime. According to scholar Kahren Jones Arbitman, “Rembrandt’s unsurpassed mastery of the medium [is] apparent in his technical innovations and his stylistic advancements,” she said, “Rembrandt’s genius as an etcher lies in his recognition that this medium responds best to the light touch of a innovations and his stylistic advancements.”

Curator Domenic J. Iacono has organized the show thematically: landscapes, genre, portraits, and religious subjects, so that viewers will learn how Rembrandt and his contemporaries approached these themes and adapted their media to the subjects.

For general information, www.HousatonicMuseum.org or 203-332-5052.