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The Crucifixion: Small Plate

c. 1635

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names

Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of a crucifixion scene. The image depicts an individual on a cross with a gathering of people clothed in robes surrounding the base. Some figures are standing with hands raised or clasped, while others are partially reclined. The background suggests an ancient cityscape with architectural elements. The detailed line work and shading add depth to the scene, capturing a somber atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.7252
Catalogue Raisonné

White/Boon 1969, no. 80, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius

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.

1946

The Life of Christ as Depicted in the Etchings of Rembrandt, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1946, no cat.

1961

University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, South Bend, IN, 1961.

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. 143, i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024855

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