Christ and the Woman of Samaria: an Arched Print

1658

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of a scene near a well with architectural and landscape details. The foreground shows a well with intricate masonry. One figure is leaning on the side of the well and another is standing beside it holding a large vessel. The lines are detailed, capturing fabric drapery and expressions. In the background, a group of figures and a horse are shown amidst lush trees, set against hilly architecture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Philip Hofer

  • Accession Number

    1941.3.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 70, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1945

  • Religious Prints and Drawings from the Gallery's Collection, NGA, 1945, no cat.

1946

  • Life of Christ as depicted in the etchings of Rembrandt, NGA, 1946, no cat.

1954

  • Drawing and Watercolors by Flemish and Dutch Masters, NGA, 1954, no cat.

1961

  • Rembrandt Etchings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1961, no cat.

1966

  • Etchings by Rembrandt in the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1966, no cat.

1972

  • Rembrandt, Master Etcher: A Study Exhibition, Washington University Gallery of Art, Saint Louis, MO, 1972., no. 36.

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. 302, iii/v.

Wikidata ID

Q64961214

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