The Tribute Money

c. 1635

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of a group of people in a historical architectural setting. The image depicts several robed figures gathered closely together, some wearing turbans, inside an interior space. The background features archways and intricate stonework. One central figure is slightly raised above the others and seems to be the focus of attention. The other figures appear engaged, with postures that indicate listening or conversing. The artwork uses strong contrasts of light and dark through crosshatching techniques to add depth and focus.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.3 × 10.3 cm (2 7/8 × 4 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 7.8 × 10.7 cm (3 1/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7251

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 68, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

before 1922, Albertina, Vienna; after 1922, sold by Albertina as a duplicate to C.G. Boerner, Leipzig; (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 25-27, 1925, lot 1070); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Prints and Drawings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, 1930

  • Rembrandt Etchings: Lent by Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1930.

1932

  • Etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Sears, Roebuck, and Co. Art Galleries, Washington, D.C., 1932.

1946

  • The Life of Christ as Depicted in the Etchings of Rembrandt, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1946, no cat.

1961

  • University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, South Bend, IN, 1961.

2020

  • Raphael—The Power of Renaissance Images: The Dresden Tapestries and their Impact, Columbus Museum of Art; Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, 2020-2023 (shown only in Columbus).

Bibliography

1923

  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923, no. 124, ii/ii.

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969, no. 68, i/ii.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1993: no. 138, i/iv.

Inscriptions

verso, at cente,r in graphite: 67 [crossed out]; verso, at bottom, in graphite: 1070; verso, at bottom, in graphite: 68; verso, at bottom, in graphite: cc 66779; verso, at bottom, in graphite: 62 [encircled]

Markings

verso, lower left, stamped in red ink: Albertina duplicate (Lugt 5g); verso, lower left, stamped in black ink: Lessing J. Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); verso, lower right, stamped in black ink: National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection (Lugt 1932d)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65024844

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