There are artists such as Goya, Picasso, and Warhol who went down in history for their paintings and oil works, but many of them told other stories and excelled in other disciplines such as sculpture, film, or printmaking. The latter is the case with Rembrandt van Rijn, the Dutch master of painting who also excelled in the world of printmaking.
Starting this Friday, October 2, and running through February 7, 2027 , CaixaForum Valencia will host a joint exhibition with the British Museum on Rembrandt as a master of printmaking. Admission is free for CaixaBank customers and children under 16, and costs 6 euros for the general public.
This exhibition, titled “Rembrandt: A World in Relief,” will feature 75 works (68 engravings, 6 drawings, and one engraved copper plate) from the London collection. The exhibition begins with an explanation of the engraving process and continues with a journey through the six areas and themes the artist explored most extensively: self-portraits, portraits, Rembrandt’s women, domestic life drawings from life, landscapes and nature, and, finally, biblical stories.
Among the highlights are the portrait of collector Jan Six reading by a window (1647), the landscape *The Three Trees* (1643), and the so-called “Hundred-Florin Print” (1648), one of his best-known works, which features a new infographic to help decipher it.
The exhibition is designed to be experienced through touch, not just viewed: through touch panels and audiovisual content, it explains how the artist learned to play with the control of light, the freedom of line, and variations in technique in works that explore the same theme.
