Christ and the Woman of Samaria Among Ruins

1634

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows two figures in conversation within ancient architectural ruins. The left figure is seated on a stone structure with long hair and a beard, wearing a flowing garment and gesturing with their hands. The right figure is standing and leaning over an architectural edge, holding a jug. The background features more ruins and a group of people observing the interaction. The image is in monochrome with detailed etching.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Accession Number

    1955.6.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 71, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1961

  • Rembrandt Etchings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1961, 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. 72, 64.

1972

  • Rembrandt, Master Etcher: A Study Exhibition, Washington University Gallery of Art, Saint Louis, MO, 1972., no. 5.

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. 127, ii/v.

Wikidata ID

Q65024856

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