The Entombment

c. 1654

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image depicts multiple figures gathered around a dimly lit space. Most of the bodies are visible, though some are obscured by shadows or overlapping figures. In the central part of the image, several people are positioned around a figure lying down, who seems to be covered in a shroud. The individuals around this figure exhibit detailed facial features, with long beards and some with long hair. The lighting highlights their expressive faces, emphasizing wrinkles and furrows. The clothing appears to be robes or draped garments. None of the figures are visibly holding objects or wearing jewelry. The background is predominantly dark, suggesting an enclosed, perhaps subterranean setting with large arching shadows on the walls.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint and burin

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7163

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 86, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Schloss 'E'; Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased at the Berlin Sale 1929, Lot #604; 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.

1945

  • Religious Prints and Drawings from the Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1945, no cat.

1947

  • Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Frans Hals and Rembrandt, Los Angeles County Museum, 1947, no. 39.

1956

  • Rembrandt and His Pupils, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1956, no. 35.

  • 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.

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

1973

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

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. 284, iv/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65024658

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