The Baby Walker, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1646

The Baby Walker, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1646

etching, h 195mm × w 128mm More details

Behind the two sketches of the same man, one seen standing, the other seated, Rembrandt added a woman teaching a toddler to walk using a baby walker. Learning how to walk is a frequently recurring 17th-century metaphor for practice: a subtle reminder from Rembrandt to his pupils that they can master their craft only through constant practice.

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