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Etching of a reclining figure in a cloak among tall reeds, with a second figure bending over him and a distant figure and barrel at left.

The Monk in the Cornfield

A small etching shows a figure in a cloak and hat reclining among tall reeds, with a second figure bending over him beside a stooping bundle. Thin, hatched lines define the tall grasses, a distant figure, and a barrel at left, in drypoint and etched ink on laid paper.

Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Date
c. 1646
Medium
Etching with drypoint on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1293 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1651).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection; Amanda S. Johnson and Marion Livingston Endowment

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