Rembrandt: Radical Printmaker

From Royal Academy

Rembrandt's rule-breaking experiments changed printmaking forever. Printmaking returned the favour by liberating Rembrandt's art. In the 17th century, printmaking was a mucky science. Using copper plates, acid baths and etching needles, artists worked carefully to make images that could be mechanically reproduced, again and again. Rembrandt was a rebel. By embracing risk and mistakes, Rembrandt rewrote the rules of printmaking forever. His spirited,...