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Soldier with a turban on horseback
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Soldier with a turban on horseback

Rembrandt van Rijn · c. 1629 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

At times, it is not at all obvious what Rembrandt is trying to tell us. For example, in the top print he depicts a horseman, without any indication of what exactly is going on. In the bottom print, a cavalry encounter, with much clashing of arms, seems to be taking place; however, that does not explain what is happening. Perhaps Rembrandt was interested chiefly in rendering chaos and movement.

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Credit lineSoldaat met tulband te paard. c. 1629. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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