Medea, or the Marriage of Jason and Creusa

1648

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of an elaborate architectural interior scene. It depicts a grand hall with large arched windows and high, vaulted ceilings supported by ornate columns. The space is filled with a gathering of figures engaged in a ceremony or meeting. On the right side, a seated figure is elevated on a platform, surrounded by other figures in robes. The detailed lines of the drawing create texture and depth, emphasizing the play of light across the fabric, stone, and faces. The stairway in the foreground adds perspective to the scene.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, with touches of drypoint, on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.1 × 17.4 cm (9 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.5 × 18.2 cm (10 1/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1955.6.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 112, State i/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Stayner Holford [1808-1892], London (Lugt 2243); W. G. Russell Allen [1882-1955]; gift to the NGA, 1955.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1961

  • Rembrandt Etchings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1961, no cat.

1973

  • Etchings by Rembrandt, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no cat.

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1977, no. 22.

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. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 241, state i/v.

Wikidata ID

Q48241230

You may be interested in

Loading Results