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Liggende leeuw

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Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669) · 1606–1669

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Date: c. 1660
Medium: paper, ink
Culture: Amsterdam
Institution: Rijksmuseum

Rembrandt had the ability to depict poses and mental states faultlessly, and not only of people. Everything about this powerful lion indicates that Rembrandt saw it in reality and wanted to record it before it moved. The head and squinting eyes are especially well drawn. He created shadows by smudging the ink in places with his fingers.

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