The Betrothal of the Holy Virgin

Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn

Related Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a full-body depiction of three figures positioned in a scene of interaction. The central figure stands upright, facing the viewer, wearing a tall hat and a long robe. On either side, two other figures lean slightly toward the central figure. The figure on the left has long hair and a beard, draped in a robe, while the figure on the right also wears a robe and a head covering. All three are engaged in a gesture of joining hands, with the central figure's hands extended toward the hands of the others. There is no noticeable detail of facial features due to the style of the sketch, which is simple and linear. The background consists of a curtained setting with hints of arches and pillars, suggesting an indoor setting. The image is monochromatic.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (upper corners rounded): 24.7 x 20.5 cm (9 3/4 x 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.671

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Benesch 1973, no. C81

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ignace-Joseph de Claussin (1766-1844), Paris and London (Lugt 485). Marsden Jasael Perry (Lugt 1880)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1935

  • Master Drawings: selected from the museums and private collections of America, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Gallery, NY, 1935, no. 51, repro.

Bibliography

1925

  • Valentiner, Wilhelm R. Rembrandt Handzeichnungen. New York, 1925: no. 284

1973

  • Benesch, Otto. The Drawings of Rembrandt. 6 vols. London: Phaidon, 1973. (enlarged and edited by Eva Benesch from 1954-1957 ed.), no. C81

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: With the etched reproduction / E[G...?]; across bottom verso in graphite: Dessin etait dans la Collection du Captain Baillie / Rembrandt

Markings

recto: Ignace-Joseph de Claussin (Lugt 485); verso: Marsden Jasael Perry (Lugt 1880)

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q64632805

You may be interested in

Loading Results