Nude Man Seated and Nude Man Standing, with a Woman and Baby in the Background

c. 1646

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows an etching with two figures in the foreground. The seated figure is reclined with legs stretched out and leaning back on one arm. The standing figure is behind them, slightly leaning forward and resting one hand on a cushion or rock. Both have long, unkempt hair and expressive facial features. They wear draped clothing. In the background, there are a few more individuals, including a bald person and someone seated, partially cloaked or wrapped in fabric. The setting suggests an interior with various structures and objects. The style is sketch-like, with hatching and cross-hatching providing texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 19.7 x 12.8 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7140

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 194, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); given to the National Gallery of Art 1943

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Prints and Drawings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, 1930

  • Rembrandt Etchings: Lent by Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1930.

1932

  • Etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Sears, Roebuck, and Co. Art Galleries, Washington, D.C., 1932.

1947

  • Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Frans Hals and Rembrandt, Los Angeles County Museum, 1947, no. 14.

1956

  • Rembrandt and His Pupils, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1956, no. 23.

1958

  • Drawings and Prints by Rembrandt from the Rosenwald and Widener Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1958, no catalogue.

1962

  • Prints of the 17th and 18th Centuries, Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, ME, 1962, no. 18.

2001

  • The Unfinished Print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001.

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. 233, state ii/viii.

Markings

recto: none; verso: Lessing J. Rosenwald and National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65024612

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