Saint Jerome in a Dark Chamber

1642

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows the upper half of a person seated at a desk indoors. The person is bent over an open book. Details of the person's appearance are not clear due to the shadows. The person seems to have a head covering and is wearing layered clothing. The scene includes a large open book, dim lighting, shadows from a spiral staircase, and a window with a grid pattern letting in light. The atmosphere is intense and subdued, with light and darkness emphasizing the rustic setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7116

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 105, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); given to the National Gallery of Art 1943

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Prints and Drawings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, 1930

  • Rembrandt Etchings: Lent by Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1930.

1932

  • Etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Sears, Roebuck, and Co. Art Galleries, Washington, D.C., 1932.

1947

  • Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Frans Hals and Rembrandt, Los Angeles County Museum, 1947, no. 6.

1956

  • Rembrandt and His Pupils, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1956, no. 15.

1961

  • Rembrandt's Etchings, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1961-1962.

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. 212, ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024561

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