Begging for Attention: The Artful Context of Rembrandt’s Etching Beggar Seated on a Bank

Rembrandt,  Beggar Seated on a Bank, monogrammed RHL and d, 1630, British Museum, London

Rembrandt’s representation of his own features in Beggar seated on a Bank (etching, 1630) gains resonance in the context of a visual and literary tradition depicting “art impoverished” and reflects the artist’s struggle for recognition from patrons such as Stadholder Frederick Hendrik at a pivotal moment in his early career.

DOI: 10.5092/jhna.2013.5.2.8

Acknowledgements

Dedicated to Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann, inspiring mentor and generous friend.

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Review: Peer Review (Double Blind)
DOI: 10.5092/jhna.2013.5.2.8
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Stephanie Dickey, "Begging for Attention: The Artful Context of Rembrandt’s Etching Beggar Seated on a Bank," Journal of Historians of Netherlandish Art 5:2 (Summer 2013) DOI: 10.5092/jhna.2013.5.2.8