The Phoenix or the Statue Overthrown

1658

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of a monument with allegorical figures. The central structure is decorated with two winged figures playing trumpets and a large bird on top. Below, there is a sculpted base with classical adornments. A fallen figure lies at the base, surrounded by buildings and vegetation. The artist uses intricate line work to show texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.163

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 110, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alfred Hubert (Lugt 130); Eldridge R. Johnson [1867-1945], Moorestown, NJ; Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased at Parke-Bernet through Rosenbach 1946; given to the National Gallery of Art 1946

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 86, repro.

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 20.

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. 303, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65082031

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