Cupid Resting (copy)

About this artwork

This etching and drypoint reproduces a painting dated 1634 that was attributed to Rembrandt, though modern scholarship suggests the print may have been executed by a talented pupil working after the master's design. The composition depicts Cupid at rest, a subject that allowed exploration of the infant nude form and softer emotional registers than Rembrandt's often dramatic biblical and mythological scenes. The etching reverses the original painting, as is typical when prints are made directly f...

About the Artist

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)|Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) · 1606–1669

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) stands as one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art and the most important Dutch painter of the 17th century. Born in Leiden to a prosperous miller's family, Rembrandt transformed painting through his revolutionary use of light and shadow, his psychological depth in portraiture, and his elevation of etching to a fine art. His approx...