Aert de Gelder

Jacob Shown Joseph’s Blood-Stained Coat

c. 1660
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, with touches of white opaque watercolor, on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
12.1 × 18.6 cm (4.8 × 7.3 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

This work is now recognized as a clear example of Arent de Gelder’s individual style. A pupil of Rembrandt’s in the last stage of his career, De Gelder’s drawings can be characterized by their straight, loose lines; the placement of darker accents; and a focus on contours of the figures to the exclusion of defining the volume within the forms.

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