Landscape with a Hay Barn and a Flock of Sheep

1652

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a serene rural landscape with an elevated viewpoint. The horizon is near the upper third of the image, balancing the sky and landscape. In the distance, there are trees and a rustic building. The etching has detailed line work capturing textures. The color palette is monochromatic with black ink on slightly worn, beige paper. A small stream is in the foreground, reflecting grasses. Figures are visible to the left near a bridge or path, observing the landscape. The artwork depicts rural tranquility with attention to detail and composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7272

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 224, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jean David Passavant (Lugt 1449); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased at the Passavant Sale in Leipzig (lot #910) 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.

1958

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

1963

  • Christmas Card Subjects from the Graphic Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1963-1964, no cat.

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. 94, 66.

1973

  • Princeton University Art Museum, NJ, 1973.

1977

  • The European Countryside : 16th-17th Century Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1977-1978.

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

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, 1993-, no. 254, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024888

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