Landscape with a Hay Barn and a Flock of Sheep

1652

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a rural landscape with a slight elevation, revealing a scene of a gentle slope leading towards trees and a rustic building on the right side. The horizon is low, showcasing a vast sky. Figures are visible on the left side. The artwork features intricate etched lines and cross-hatching for texture and depth. The color scheme is monochromatic, accentuating contrasts of light and shadow. A stream winds through the scene with sheep grazing nearby, guiding the viewer's gaze towards the distant structures and trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of R. Horace Gallatin

  • Accession Number

    1949.1.47

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 224, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Knoedler & Co., New York); purchased 1926 by R. Horace Gallatin [1871 - 1948], New York; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1971

  • The Influence of Rembrandt on Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Landscape Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1971, no cat.

Bibliography

1923

  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1993-, no. 254, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65082086

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