The Circumcision in the Stable

1654

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This image features a close-up scene set within a dimly lit interior space. The composition is centered around a group of people, focusing on an adult holding a small infant. Surrounding them are several figures, including a woman wearing a headscarf, and another adult close to the infant. The individuals' facial features are detailed, although obscured by shadows. Clothing is depicted with textured lines, indicating various garments. To the left, a person is shown positioned above the others, wearing a hood or hat. In the background, there is a ladder and what appears to be a tapestry. The shading technique adds to the visualization of this scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7214

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 47, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased from the Hollstein and Poppel Sale (lot # 745) 1929; 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.

1959

  • An Exhibition of Christmas Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1959-1960, no cat.

1960

  • Christmas Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960-1961, no cat.

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. 280, ii/v.

Wikidata ID

Q65024766

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