Christ Disputing with the Doctors: a Sketch

1652

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of a crowded indoor scene featuring several figures gathered around a central character. The drawing is an intricate line work where a variety of figures are depicted in various poses. The scene seems to have a focal point where one figure stands apart from the others, pointing or presenting something. Details such as expressions and textures of clothing are suggested through fine lines and shading, creating a sense of depth and movement in the composition. The figures are mostly depicted in side profiles or three-quarter views. The style is reminiscent of detailed sketches from historical or religious scenes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 12.7 x 21.5 cm (5 x 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1955.6.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 65, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1969

  • Rembrandt in the National Gallery of Art [Commemorating the Tercentenary of the Artist's Death], National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969, no. 99, 67.

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 19.

1995

  • Imitation and Invention: Old Master Prints and Their Sources, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

2006

  • Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

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. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1993: no. 267, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65364807

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