The Artist's Mother with Her Hand on Her Chest

1631

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a bust of a person, with only the upper body visible from the chest upwards. The individual is seated, with their head slightly inclined forward and to the left, eyes closed. Their facial features include a high forehead and a furrowed expression, complemented by styled or covered hair that frames the face. The person wears a dark cloak or garment with a lighter-colored collar. Their right hand is raised to the chest, holding part of the clothing. The image is a monochromatic etching with a textured background of cross-hatching and dense lines, enhancing the person's form and expression.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7055

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 349, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albertina, Vienna (duplicate); Lessing Julius Rosenwald purchased from Richard H. Zinser, 1940; given to the National Gallery of Art, 1943

Associated Names

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. 87, i/vi.

Wikidata ID

Q65024424

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