Christ Disputing with the Doctors: a Sketch

1652

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of a crowded interior scene with multiple figures engaged in conversation or thought. The artwork features numerous people gathered in a densely packed space. In the center of the composition, a figure stands in a gesturing pose. Surrounding this central character, individuals are depicted in various postures – some seated, others standing close together. The artist uses fine, meticulous lines to create detailed textures and expressions, capturing the fabric of the clothing and the faces. The use of cross-hatching adds depth and shadow to the scene, particularly in the background where an elevated platform suggests heightened activity or status. This is in the style of Rembrandt, characterized by its detailed and mastery of light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 12.7 x 21.5 cm (5 x 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7117

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 65, State i/iii

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.

1931

  • Five Centuries of Print Making, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1931, no. 43.

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. 30.

1958

  • Drawings and Prints by Rembrandt from the Rosenwald and Widener Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1958, no catalogue.

1961

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

1973

  • Etchings by Rembrandt, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no catalogue.

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. 267, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65024562

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