The Blindness of Tobit: a Sketch

c. 1629

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a person in full length from a side view, looking into a doorway or alcove. The person is slightly bent over, with their face turned towards the door, making it hard to see clear facial features. They are wearing a long coat with a cape-like collar and a wide-brimmed hat that covers their hair. The outfit suggests a historical or period style of dress. The person is using their left hand to interact with the door. No visible jewelry is present, and the background consists of a textured wall with no other discernible details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7060

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 153, State v/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albertina, Vienna (duplicate); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); 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.

Wikidata ID

Q65024431

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