Christ at Emmaus: the Larger Plate

1654

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows four people inside a room. One person is seated at a table with light rays around their head. Another person stands to the left, while two others are on the right. The central figure has long hair and a beard. The others have short hair, one has a raised hand and a beard, and another is holding a staff. They are dressed in historical clothing, with the central figure in a robe. The scene is enclosed by draped curtains, and there is a faint pattern in the background. The floor appears to be wooden or tiled.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, burin, and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 21.2 x 16.2 cm (8 3/8 x 6 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1955.6.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 87, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

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. 50, 54, repro.

2006

  • Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

2011

  • Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, 2011-2012, no. 55A.

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. 283, iv/v.

2000

  • Bauckham, Richard J. "All in the Family: Identifying Jesus' Relatives."Bible Review v.16, no. 2 (April 2000): 20-31, repro. 28.

Wikidata ID

Q65364813

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