Past Exhibition

Rembrandt's Landscapes

The image shows a landscape with a thatched-roof building to the right. The horizon is low, emphasizing the sky with soft clouds. Surrounding the building are trees, a fence, and subtle brushstrokes adding texture. The color palette consists of sepia tones. In the distance to the left, faint structures can be seen on the horizon. The land close by has gentle brush marks, with a small body of water reflecting light.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Cottages and Barn beside a Road, c. 1650, pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.9096

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The image shows a landscape with a thatched-roof building to the right. The horizon is low, emphasizing the sky with soft clouds. Surrounding the building are trees, a fence, and subtle brushstrokes adding texture. The color palette consists of sepia tones. In the distance to the left, faint structures can be seen on the horizon. The land close by has gentle brush marks, with a small body of water reflecting light.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Cottages and Barn beside a Road, c. 1650, pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.9096

Overview: 60 drawings and 40 prints of landscapes were arranged thematically in 6 sections: Early Works, Farmhouses and Country Roads, Imaginary Landscapes, Architecture, Along Canals and Rivers, and Panoramas.

Organization: Cynthia P. Schneider, assistant professor of art history at Georgetown University, was the exhibition curator. Margaret Morgan Grasselli, curator of old master drawings, was the coordinating curator at the National Gallery. Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition, and Gordon Anson designed the lighting.

Attendance: 120,577

Catalog: Rembrandt's Landscapes: Drawings and Prints, by Cynthia P. Schneider with contributions by Boudewijn Bakker, Nancy Ash, and Shelley Fletcher. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1990.

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