Rembrandt van Rijn - The Stone Bridge 1637
The Stone Bridge 1637
29x42cm oil/panel
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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From Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam:
Rembrandt painted only a few landscapes, mostly imaginary mountain scenes. Although The Stone Bridge is composed of elements studied from reality, it probably does not represent a specific place. The painting’s magical quality derives from its dramatic illumination: a beam of sunlight breaks through the clouds, making the approaching storm seem twice as menacing.