The Raising of Lazarus: Small Plate

1642

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of a group of figures gathered at the entrance of a cave or tomb, looking towards a person inside. The scene includes detailed linework of the foliage, rocks, and figures' robes. Background shows architectural structures and natural landscape. The composition directs focus towards the central figure with the use of light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 x 11.4 cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1982.98.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 72, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab Gallery, New York); Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington, 1981; purchased 1982 by NGA.

Associated Names

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. 206, i/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Rembrandt f 1642 (2 reversed)

Wikidata ID

Q74038994

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