The Artist Drawing from the Model

c. 1639

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of an interior with figures and a bust. The image features an elaborate setting that includes a bust adorned with drapery on the right side, against a dark background. In the foreground, there is an incomplete outline of a standing figure holding a palm frond. To the left, there appears to be a seated figure sketchily drawn, surrounded by abstract line work hinting at furniture or architectural elements. The combination of detailed shading and lightly drawn lines creates a sense of depth and space, highlighting an interplay between the finished and unfinished parts of the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint and burin on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.4 × 18.8 cm (9 3/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
    plate: 23.1 × 18.5 cm (9 1/8 × 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7133

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 192, 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.

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. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 176.

Wikidata ID

Q65024596

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