Landscape with a Stone Bridge

Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Year
c. 1638
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
29.5 × 42.5 cm

A dramatic nocturnal landscape by Rembrandt, centred on a stone bridge arching over a dark waterway. Lightning splits the sky, illuminating the bridge and surrounding trees with an eerie glow. The painting exemplifies Rembrandt’s rare foray into pure landscape, infused with the same theatrical light that defines his portraits and histories.