VAN RIJN, REMBRANDT (1606-1669)

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"The Flute Player" (1642)
Etching, later state
11.5 x 14.5cm
Signed in plate
*estate of the late Dr Roy Marginson AM
 
Rembrandt was an innovative and prolific master across three mediums. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art & the most important in Dutch art history. Unlike most Dutch masters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of style & subject matter, from portraits & self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, and biblical & mythological themes. His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth & cultural achievement, called the Dutch Golden Age, when Dutch art (especially Dutch painting), although in many ways antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was extremely prolific and innovative & gave rise to important new genres. Like many artists of the Dutch Golden Age, such as Jan Vermeer of Delft, Rembrandt was also an avid art collector and dealer.
 
This work was discovered in the collection of long time Melbourne University Vice-Principal, Dr. Ray Marginson AM, responsible for founding the Potter Gallery.