Saint Peter in Penitence

1645

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image is a sketch that shows a man in profile, kneeling on one knee. His head is turned to the side, displaying his face with a round nose and a full beard. He has short, tousled hair and is wearing flowing robes. His left hand rests on a staff, and in his right hand, he holds an open book. The background consists of sketch-like marks that suggest a textured or natural setting. The signature of the artist and the date "1625" are visible at the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.169

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 96, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Mathey (Lugt 2100b); Eldridge R. Johnson [1867-1945], Moorestown, NJ; Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased from Parke-Bernet through Rosenbach 1946; given to the National Gallery of Art 1946

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1947

  • Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Frans Hals and Rembrandt, Los Angeles County Museum, 1947, no. 13.

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. 225, only.

Wikidata ID

Q65082044

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