Christ Carried to the Tomb

c. 1645

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of a procession carrying a figure through a rocky landscape. Shrouded individuals are depicted transporting a human figure on a stretcher. The scene is detailed with line work and shading. In the background, there are textured lines suggesting rocky cliffs or terrain. The drawing showcases traditional etching techniques.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, with touches of drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7176

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 84, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) purchased from Richard Zinser 1940; given to the National Gallery of Art 1943

Associated Names

Exhibition History

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.

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

1969

  • Rembrandt in the National Gallery of Art [Commemorating the Tercentenary of the Artist's Death], National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969, no. 87, 65.

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. 223, only.

Wikidata ID

Q65024685

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