Illinois Central College Exhibits Rare Original Rembrandt Print

by Amanda Lewis

East Peoria, IL (10/27/2025) — Illinois Central College (ICC) will offer the public a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view an original print by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn, on display for a limited time in the college's Art Gallery. The extraordinary exhibition is made possible through a generous loan from Dr. Blair Hunt and Micki Finney.

The Rembrandt Exhibition will run from Monday, October 27 through Friday, November 7 in the Art Gallery (Room 336B) on the East Peoria Campus. The gallery will be open 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 9:00 a.m. - noon on Friday. Admission is free and open to the public.

A Community Reception will take place on Wednesday, October 29 from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., featuring a brief talk on Rembrandt and the art of printmaking by Dr. Megan Foster-Campbell, Professor of Art History, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

"Rembrandt transformed printmaking with his masterful use of light, texture and narrative detail," said Jennifer Costa, Professor of Art. "This is a rare chance to experience a genuine work by one of history's most celebrated artists and to see firsthand why his work continues to inspire artists today."

Rembrandt's print is an example of intaglio, a centuries-old technique in which ink is pressed into engraved lines on a metal plate and then transferred to paper. The method, which emerged in the mid-1400s, allows for remarkable tonal range and depth-hallmarks of Rembrandt's work.

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Illinois Central College is a two-year community college with campuses in East Peoria, Peoria and Pekin, Illinois, providing a high-quality, affordable education to prepare students to enter the workforce or to transfer to a four-year institution. ICC is the 2020 awardee of the National Community College Charles Kennedy Equity Award from ACCT, a 2022 and 2025 EDA Good Job Challenge Institution, and the Lead College for the state of Illinois' Workforce Equity Initiative. ICC also conducts original research in agricultural fields, including water quality and soil conservation. For more information, visit icc.edu.

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