Art Institute of Chicago
The Cornfield (Rembrandt Manner)
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (German, 1712-1774)
- Date
- 1764
- Medium
- Mezzotint on paper
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Dietrich's landscapes and paintings in the style of Rembrandt (Dutch, 1606-1669) were particularly admired. This impression, executed with very few lines, combines Rembrandt's sensitivity to the peasants in the field with his use of plate tone, suggesting the details of atmospheric conditions.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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