Judas Leaving the High Priest

Anonymous Artist

Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn

Related Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

Style of Rembrandt van Rijn

Attributed to

This is a drawing of a group of people inside a building with large columns on the right side of the composition. A gathering of figures is mainly on the left side, with one figure gesturing or speaking towards a central character atop steps at the center of the image. The space includes architectural elements, such as the columns and steps. The drawing features loose lines and is in shades of gray and brown.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.7 x 23.2 cm (6 15/16 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.669

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Benesch 1973, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marsden J. Perry (Lugt 1880), NGA

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1935

  • Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings by Rembrandt and his Circle, Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1935-1936, no. 42, repro.

  • Master Drawings: selected from the museums and private collections of America, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Gallery, NY, 1935, no. 54, repro.

1936

  • Rembrandt and his Circle, Worcester Art Museum, MA, 1936, no. 42, repro.

  • Drawings, Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT, 1936, no. 77.

Bibliography

1925

  • Valentiner 1925-1934, no.464.

1973

  • Benesch, Otto. The Drawings of Rembrandt. 6 vols. London: Phaidon, 1973. (enlarged and edited by Eva Benesch from 1954-1957 ed.)

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite: Dessin garanti original de Rembrandt pensee de son / gravure "Le Synagogue" / E. Jullien Expert / 12 rue Sequier

Watermarks

Foolscap

Wikidata ID

Q64632819

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