Drawings for Paintings in the Age of Rembrandt

Michiel van Musscher, An Artist in His Studio with His Drawings,

mid-1660s, oil on panel, Liechtenstein, The Princely Collections, Vaduz-Vienna.

Dutch landscapes, still lifes, and scenes of daily life possess a remarkable immediacy 
and authenticity, giving the impression that Dutch artists painted them from life.

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