The great Jewish bride

The great Jewish bride

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object)

Details

Dimensions
height 220 mm x width 169 mm
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

8 tags

Subject Matter

  • Individual Portrait Both · 96%

    The image presents one individualized seated sitter, while the catalog title identifies the work as The great Jewish bride.

Visual Qualities

  • Black and White Visual · 95%

    The composition is dominated by black, white, and closely related gray tones produced by the print’s linework.

  • Dense Composition Visual · 96%

    Hatching and crosshatching fill most of the pictorial field, including the background, clothing, and surrounding interior.

  • Highly Detailed Visual · 97%

    Fine, varied lines describe the sitter’s facial features, hair, garments, drapery, and interior setting with sustained specificity.

Medium and Techniques

  • Prints Metadata · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum catalog classifies the object as a print.

  • Etching/Engraving Metadata · 99%

    The catalog specifies etching, drypoint, and burin, with black-chalk retouching.

  • Chiaroscuro Visual · 88%

    Light passages on the face, hands, and parts of the clothing contrast sharply with the heavily worked background and dark garments.

Time Periods

Source & rights

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object). The great Jewish bride. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.