Rembrandt: Thinking On Paper

The British Museum’s new exhibition Rembrandt: thinking on paper displays a stunning selection of drawings and prints by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) that reveal rare insight into the Dutch artist’s development and experimentation

Marking the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s death, this exhibition will be dedicated entirely to Rembrandt’s works on paper. The British Museum holds one of the most important collections of Rembrandt’s prints and drawings in the world, and this exhibition offers a chance to see works rarely exhibited due to light-sensitivity.

This exhibition examines Rembrandt’s creative process on paper by bringing together related subjects from throughout his life. Rembrandt’s prints were rarely commissioned and remained a personal venture. As such these are perhaps the best document of his working practice. Thematic displays of Rembrandt’s self-portraits, landscapes and biblical scenes will illuminate his artistic development, his changing techniques and stylistic shifts.