Abraham and Isaac

1645

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows two individuals standing close to each other. The person on the left is slightly bent over, gesturing with their right hand raised and the other hand on their chest. They have a beard, wear a turban, flowing garment extending to the ground, and a sword tucked into their belt. The person on the right stands attentively, holding an elongated object. They have short, slightly curly hair, wear an ornate garment, and are barefoot. The background features subtle etchings of foliage, creating a natural setting with bushes and plants sketched around the scene, and textured ground details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and burin

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 16.1 x 13.3 cm (6 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.11.179

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 34, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pierre Remy (Lugt 2173); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased from Klipstein and Kornfeld 1963; given to the National Gallery of Art 1963

Associated Names

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. 86, 65.

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. 224, i/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Rembrandt. / 1645.

Wikidata ID

Q65511743

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