Etching

The Hundred Guilder Print by Rembrandt Van Rijn has a medium of ground and an etching pencil. A ground is an acid- resistant substance. Depending on how hard the ground is, some artists can use their finger as their etching pencil. After the artists draws their idea on the paper, it is placed in an acid bath. The areas that have been drawn are eaten by the acid which makes them etched into the paper. The Hundred Guilder Print shows the details of an etching. You can see the folds of each person's clothing within the picture. Rembrandt Van Rijn used his family issues and losses as his reason to create. Losing most of his family forced him into his work which is when he created his most famous pieces.