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Kostverloren Castle in Decay, c. 1652. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with touches of opaque white watercolor, on cream laid paper.

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Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with touches of opaque white watercolor, on cream laid paper · 10.9 × 17.5 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Kostverloren Castle in Decay
Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669
Date
c. 1652
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with touches of opaque white watercolor, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
10.9 × 17.5 cm (4 5/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Credit line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1606–1669

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Kostverloren Castle in Decay · Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1652
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