Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

1635

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a detailed drawing of a crowded interior scene, depicting a busy marketplace or temple setting with various individuals engaged in different activities. The composition features intricate lines and shading to convey the energy of the environment. The central figure is engaged in a dynamic action, adding to the chaotic atmosphere. The scene is set under a large archway, with tall structures in the background and various goods and livestock scattered around. Dark shadows and highlighted areas enhance the liveliness of the scene, filled with detail and movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.7 × 17.1 cm (5 3/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 15.5 × 18.5 cm (6 1/8 × 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7095

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 69, State ii/ii (18th c. falsification)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heneage Finch Earl of Aylesford (Lugt 58); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased from William Schab, 1942; given to National Gallery of Art 1942

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1946

  • The Life of Christ as Depicted in the Etchings of Rembrandt, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1946, no cat.

1956

  • Rembrandt and His Pupils, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1956, no. 41.

  • The Life of Christ in Prints, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1956-1957, no cat.

1957

  • The Life of Christ in Prints, 14 venue touring exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts (J.B. Speed Museum, Louisville, KY; Grand Rapids Art Gallery, MI; Time, Inc., New York, NY; Washington County Museum, Hagerstown, MD; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO; Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA; Wells College, Aurora, NY; Mississippi Art Association, Jackson, MS; Calgary Allied Arts Centre, Alberta, Canada; Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta, Canada; Sackville Art Association, New Brunswick, Canada; and Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada), 1957-1960, no cat.

1961

  • University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, South Bend, IN, 1961.

2006

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

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. 139, ii/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65024510

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