I think that Rembrandt's paintings are highly overestimated and his drawings and etchings are way better. In the drawings, we do not have the noise of colors. Rembrandt derives his artistic expression from the contrast of light and shade -- everything else is just icing. To be exact, there is not a great divide between Rembrandt's drawings and etchings, there are plenty of compositions that have both drawn and etched versions.
A drawing of a sleeping woman.
A woman with a child. This is a very biblical type of scene, especially the observers in the background.
An ink drawing of a landscape with a river. These technically seemingly unfinished drawings are the best.
Drawing of a lion, obviously a study for one of his St. Jerome etchings. Rembrandt drew lions and elephants a lot, none of which are native in the Netherlands.
