Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

A very fine impression of this delicate landscape, printing very clearly and with touches of burr throughout and fine wiping marks. With inky plate edges and small margins up to 5 mm. Rembrandt depicted the landscape near Haarlem in a panoramic style from an elevated vantage point. At left we see the huge church of Saint Bavo, and the church of Bloemendael in the distance at right. In the middle ground, surrounded by trees and some scattered farm buildings, we can see the large main house of the Saxenburg Estate, with its large square tower and a tall spire with a weather vane. The estate was the property of Christoffel Thijsz, one of the two owners of Rembrandt’s house in Sint Anthoniesbreestraat, which he had bought in 1639. This landscape is one of the most beautiful panoramas in Dutch 17th century art. Fields, trees, grasses and buildings are reduced to their most basic forms and yet imbued with a wonderful sense of movement and understanding of the underlying structure of the land. (See Schneider, 1990, p. 260). – In very good condition.