Nude Man Seated before a Curtain

1646

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image is an etching featuring a full view of a seated nude male figure. The person is sitting with a slouched posture, leaning slightly back, with his hands resting loosely joined in his lap. His head is tilted to the side, and he has a contemplative expression on his face. His facial features include prominent cheekbones, a defined nose, and full lips, with wavy, shoulder-length hair framing his face. The background consists of closely spaced and cross-hatched lines typical of etching. The scene is devoid of any additional objects or adornments, with a simple platform or ledge on which the figure is seated. The signature "Rembrandt f. 1646" is etched at the bottom, indicating the artist and the year.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.5 x 9.7 cm (6 1/2 x 3 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.1 x 10.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7141

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 193, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Mathey (Lugt 2100b); Francis Garford (Lugt 1000); 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.

1956

  • Rembrandt and His Pupils, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1956, no. 22.

1958

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

1961

  • Rembrandt's Etchings, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1961-1962.

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. 88, 66.

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. 232, state only.

Markings

recto: none; verso: Paul Mathey (Lugt 2100b), Lessing J. Rosenwald, and National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65024613

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