Rembrandt van Rijn - The monk in the cornfield 1646

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Rembrandt van Rijn - The monk in the cornfield 1646

The monk in the cornfield 1646
4x6cm etching with drypoint on ivory laid paper
The Art Institute of Chicago, US
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From The Art Institute of Chicago:
Rembrandt was never shy about showing naked bodies or erotic subjects in a realistic way. In the 1640s he created several scenes of courting couples outdoors, and The Monk in the Cornfield is one of the most sexually charged of these prints. Despite the print’s tiny size, the graphic depiction of an unchaste monk and an enthusiastic milkmaid coupling surreptitiously makes for a powerful sculptural grouping.