Rembrandt van Rijn Prints and Multiples
Dutch, 1606-1669
Rembrandt was the most influential 17th Century Dutch painter. After years of early success as a portrait painter, his life was beset by financial hardship and personal tragedy. He continued to paint portraits and develop etchings. Rembrandt's portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible are regarded as his greatest creative triumphs. His self-portraits form a unique and intimate autobiography, in which the artist surveyed himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity. Like many artists of the Dutch Golden Age, such as Jan Vermeer of Delft, Rembrandt was also an avid art collector and dealer. Rembrandt never went abroad, but he was considerably influenced by the work of the Italian masters and Netherlandish artists who had studied in Italy, like Pieter Lastman, the Utrecht Caravaggists, Flemish Baroque, and Peter Paul Rubens. Rembrandt's foremost contribution in the history of printmaking was his transformation of the etching process from a relatively new reproductive technique into a true art form, along with Jacques Callot. His reputation as the greatest etcher in the history of the medium was established in his lifetime and never questioned since. Few of his paintings left the Dutch Republic while he lived, but his prints were circulated throughout Europe, and his wider reputation was initially based on them alone.(Biography provided by Lost Art Gallery)
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Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
"Self Portrait Drawing at a Window, " Original Etching by Rembrandt
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Self Portrait Drawing at a Window" is an original etching by Rembrandt van Rijn. It depicts the artist sitting at a window, but otherwise obscur...
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"Christ Crucified Between Two Thieves" Original Oval Plate Etching by Rembrandt
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Rembrandt's print 'Christ Crucified Between Two Thieves: an oval plate' is one of the most captivating of the artist's oeuvre. Etched to an oval rather than a rectangular plate and t...
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Landscape with a Cow
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This piece is from a collection of originally designed etchings with drypoints by Rembrandt. It is printed on Ingres D'arches off-white laid paper. The prints are the sixth and final...
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The Great Jewish Bride
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Chicago, IL
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, is one of the most important artists in European history and more specifically of Holland’s “Golden Age.. He gained an international reputation for his ...
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Jews in the Synagogue
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Boston, MA
Bartsch 126; Hind 234; Nowell-Usticke 304 v/VII. Signed and dated in the plate above the shoulder of the second man from the left (obscured by diagonal shading): "Rembrandt f. / 1648...
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Rembrandt Etching Framed
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New York, NY
Original Self-Portrait Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Etching on paper
2 ⅛ x 1 ¾ inches unframed (5.4102 x 4.445 cm)
14 ⅛ x 12 ½ inches framed (35.8902 x 31.75 cm)
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Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the most celebrated Dutch painters of all time, and rose to prominence in the 17th century for his characteristic use of light and contrast to convey emotion and mood. Much of his artistic practice consisted of history paintings, portraits, and self-portraits, with his rich oil paintings...
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Jan Asselyn, Painter
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Jan Asselyn, Painter" is an etching by Rembrandt van Rijn. The etching is signed in plate, lower right, "Rembrandt". The etching depicts fellow Dutch Golden Age painter Jan Asselijn. The framed work measures 22 5/8 x 20 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.
A prolific painter, draftsman, and etcher, Rembrandt van Rijn is usually regarded as the greatest artist of Holland’s “Golden Age.” He worked first in his native Leiden and, from 1632 onward, in Amsterdam, where he had studied briefly (ca. 1624) with the influential history painter Pieter Lastman. Rembrandt never went abroad, but he voraciously surveyed the work of Northern artists who had lived in Italy, like Lastman, the Utrecht painter Gerrit van Honthorst (Rembrandt’s main link to Caravaggio), Anthony van Dyck, and—mostly through prints—Adam Elsheimer and Peter Paul Rubens. In the Leiden period, Rembrandt also responded strongly to earlier Netherlandish artists such as Lucas van Leyden (ca. 1494–1533). However, a crucial aspect of Rembrandt’s development was his intense study of people, objects, and their surroundings “from life,” as is obvious in paintings like his early self-portraits and the Saint Paul in Prison of 1627 (Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart).
Even by Dutch standards, Rembrandt’s preoccupation with direct observation was exceptional and continued throughout his career. Despite the constant evolution of his style, Rembrandt’s compelling descriptions of light, space, atmosphere, modeling, texture, and human situations may be traced back even from his late works (such as The Jewish Bride, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) to the foundations of his Leiden years. It was also this program, in good part, that made Rembrandt a great teacher. His many pupils included Gerrit Dou, Govert Flinck, Ferdinand Bol...
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Self Portrait with Saskia
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New York, NY
A very good, dark and evenly-printed impression of this etching with strong contrasts. Biörklund's second state (of 3); Usticke's third state (e) (of 6), with the vertical scratch th...
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Ephraim Bonus, Jewish physician 1647
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New York, NY
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
1606 Leiden Amsterdam 1669
Ephraim Bonus, Jewish physician 1647
etching, engraving, and drypoint; 240 x 177 mm.
Bartsch 278, White-Boon second (final) state; Hind 226; The New Hollstein 237 second (final) state
provenance
Hermann Weber, Bonn (Lugt 1383)
Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and King of Portugal (Lugt 968)
C.G. Boerner, Neue Lagerliste 54 (1974), no. 33 (our stock no. in pencil verso 8356)
private collection, Germany
Ephram Hezekiah Bueno (15991665), usually referred to by his Latinized name Bonus, was a physician and writer who came from a Sephardic-Jewish family. He was a renowned doctor and at the same time wrote poems in Spanish. He was also a supporter of Samuel Menasseh ben Israel who lived across the street from Rembrandt and might have introduced Bonus to the artist.
The imposing portrait print was executed in the same year as Rembrandts prints of Jan Asselijn (Bartsch ???) and Jan Six...
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Descending from the Cross, by Torchlight
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New York, NY
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
1606 Leiden – Amsterdam 1669
The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight 1654
etching and drypoint; sheet 213 x 163 mm (8 3/8 x 6 7/16 inches)
Bart...
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Rembrandt Millennium Edition, 1998 posthumous impressions set of 8
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Offered here is a complete set of eight impressions from Rembrandt's original copper plates from the Millennium Edition. After Remprandt passed in 1669, most of his surviving etching plates remained in a single collection until, in 1993, when they were sold at auction. Many of the plates passed to museums and private collections around the world, including eight to the collector Howard Berger. In the following years to the turn of the millennium, Berger worked with the master printers Emiliano Sorini and Marjorie Van Dyke to pull impressions from Rembrandt’s original copper plates. The aptly-named Millennium Edition was limited to 2,500 impressions of each image and allows today's viewers to see the mastery of Rembrandt's technique as well as insights into his personal life.
The Raising of Lazarus...
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Rembrandt, Christ and the Woman of Samaria, Among Ruins
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New York, NY
This stunning etching was realized by the baroque master Rembrandt van Rijs in Holland, 1634. The composition pictures Jesus Christ with a hand outstretched, identified with his long flowing locks, donning a robe with a his hand outstretched as he addressed the female figure next to him. The lady holds the well chain with the bucket of freshly drawn water resting on the edge of the cobbled rock well. The lady looks on in rapt attention, one hand resting on the crumbling edge of a embankment. In the background there are a series of archways, and two men in the midst of gossiping (perhaps at the sight of Jesus). Rembrandt executed the etching in delicate chiaroscuro that masterfully illustrates the light, perspective and emotion of the scene as only he is able to. The work depicts Jesus Christ and the woman of Samaria recalling the passage from the biblical verse John 4:5-30 in which Jesus speaks to a peasant Samaritan woman fetching water from a well. "There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, 'Give me a drink.' For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, 'How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?' For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. The parable demonstrates Jesus' kind regard for all peoples regardless of social stature. With its elegant composition and incredible artistry (by one of the most influential and celebrated artists of all time), this work promises to delight discerning collectors of historically important works. It represents a winning acquisition for lovers of fine art (especially those with an interest in first rate Renaissance works), and also those with a penchant for religious and biblical art...
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Jan Uytenbogaert, The Goldweigher
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Boston, MA
Bartsch 281, Hind 167 iii/III, Nowell-Usticke 281, iii/III. A fine impression, with burr, as retouched by Baillie in 1792. With an unidentified collectors stamp, verso.
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Bust of a Man Wearing a High Cap, Three-Quarters Right (The Artist's Father ?)
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New York, NY
A very good, dark impression of this etching, with strong contrasts and little to no sign of wear. Biörklund's second state (of 2); Usticke's fifth state (of 7); New Hollstein's sixt...
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Der Zee-Vaert Lof (ORIGINAL ETCHING BY REMBRANDT)
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New York, NY
ORIGINAL ETCHING BY REMBRANDT
REMBRANDT. Der Zee-Vaert Lof, Handelende vande gedenckwaerdighste Zeevaerden met de Daeraenklevande op en Onderganghen der Voornaemste Heerschappijen d...
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The Raising of Lazarus, Small Plate
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original etching printed in black ink on laid paper.
Signed and dated in the plate lower left Rembrandt f. 1642.
A fine 18th century impression of Bartsch and New Hollstein’s secon...
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The Death of the Virgin - Original Etching by Rembrandt - 1639
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Roma, IT
The Death of the Virgin is an etching with drypoint tweaks on wire rod double filigree paper, realized in 1639 by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Leiden, 1606 - Amsterdam, 1669).
Probable specimen of III state on three (according to White & Boon), IV on four (following Biörklund-Barnard).
Signature and date on plate on the lower left corner “Rembrandt f. 1639".
The paper has a cluster watermark with symmetrical elements in the center (similar to Ash Grapes B.a.) and a second watermark written on 4 lines (perhaps identifiable with Ash Words C.a.).
Superb specimen on doubly watermarked paper: the first on four lines dating back to around 1764 and widely diffused in Normandy and Germany; the second, clustered, traced back to the second decade of the 17th century. Sheet characterized by a legible and appreciable impression for the chiaroscuro; good conditions of conservation, even though some thinning is reported, in particular along the left margin and on the lower left corner, together with small gaps visible on the back and a superficial deposit of particles.
Reference:
Gersaint 1751, p. 71, n. 97; Bartsch 99; Hind 1924, n. 161; Biörklund-Barnard 1957, n. 39, IV; New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish), n. 173 (Rembrandt); Hinterding et al. 2000 n. 32.III; White & Boon 1969, n. 99.III.
One of the most interesting works with a religious subject by the great old master, for both the compositional freedom and the technical expertise. We do not know who the customer was; it could have been a Catholic client, but this hypothesis seems to be at least doubtful precisely because of the peculiarity with which the episode is narrated. Certainly, this artwork is linked to a precise market request, given its size - this is the second largest incision of the artist - and the commitment to such an important work.
A more detailed description of this religious event is described particularly well in the Legenda Aurea by Jacopo da Varagine, a guiding text in the Middle Ages for all the artists who wanted to portray the Death of the Virgin: an angel appeared to Mary announcing her imminent death. It is told that the Apostles, dispersed in the four corners of the world to proclaim the Gospel, were miraculously transported to Mount Zion to be near them.
Disagreeing with other exegetes, Hinterding claims that Rembrandt knew the Legenda but was inspired by it in an original way, combining two moments in a single choral scene. Indeed, the scene depicted by the artist takes place in the bedroom of the Virgin: the angel appears at the top, accompanied by the cherubs, while the Apostles gather around her bed. For this marvelous etching, in addition to the aforementioned text by the Dominican friar da Varagine, Rembrandt certainly also looked at two fundamental works (to understand the genesis of the composition): the Death of the Virgin by Albrecht Dürer, from the silographic series of the Life of the Virgin, of which he owned a specimen, perhaps bought at auction in 1638, and a stained glass window designed by Dirck Pietersz Crabeth (1501-1574), in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. From Crabeth, he took the figure in the foreground that is reading the Holy Scriptures, perhaps the personification of the Church, and the canopy bed that stands out at the center of the scene. The young man with long hair described on the right, perhaps San Giovanni Evangelista, is instead a quotation from the Adoration of the Magi (1513) by Lucas Van Leyden, an artist much appreciated by Rembrandt. In Rembrandt's version of Mary's farewell, there are not only the Apostles: around her there are men and women, young and old, someone, intrigued, peeks out from behind the bed or a curtain, in the background, on the right, others pray kneeling...
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La circoncision dans l'étable - Original Etching by Rembrandt - 1654
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Roma, IT
Rembrandt van Rijn (1696-1669), La circoncision dans l’étable, 1654
Etching on watermarked paper.
Beautiful artist’s proof, signed and dated in plate higher-left : “Rembrandt 1654”...
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“The Presentation in the Temple” (Simeon’s Hymn of Praise)
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Missouri, MO
Rembrandt van Rijn
“The Presentation in the Temple” (Simeon’s Hymn of Praise) c. 1640
Etching and Drypoint on Laid Paper
Without Watermark
approx 8.5 x 11.5 inches
Bartsch 49, White-...
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Christ at Emmaus: The Smaller Plate
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper
Signed and dated in the plate lower center Rembrandt f. 1634.
A strong, dark 17th century/lifetime impression of Ba...
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The Virgin and Child in the Clouds
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper.
Signed and dated in the plate in the shadows lower center Rembrandt f. / 1641.
An excellent, sharp and clear ...
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COTTAGE AND OBELISK ON THE SPAARNDAMMERDIJK
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper.
A strong and dark 17th century/lifetime impression of Bartsch, Usticke and New Hollstein’s second and final stat...
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The Artist’s Mother seated at a table, looking right: Three quarter length
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original etching printed in black ink on laid paper bearing a “Foolscap with Five-Pointed Collar” watermark (Ash/Fletcher 19.I.b; Hinterding 2006 I.a.a).
Signed in the plate with ...
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Three Oriental Figures (also known as Jacob and Laban)
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original etching printed in black ink on laid paper bearing the “Seven Provinces” watermark (Ash/Fletcher 34; Hinterding 2006 C.a.b).
Signed and dated in the plate upper right (in...
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THE ARTISTS MOTHER SEATED, IN AN ORIENTAL HEADDRESS: HALF LENGTH
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine 17th century/lifetime impression of Bartsch’s second state of three, Usticke's third state of four, New Hollstein’s fourth state of six, of this scarce etching. printed after ...
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The Death of the Virgin
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
A strong, dark 18th century impression of Bartsch's third and final state. Similar to that found in an impression of the same state in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Ar...
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SELF-PORTRAIT IN A VELVET CAP WITH PLUME
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine 18th century impression of Bartsch’s only state, Usticke’s second state of three, printed after the appearance of the diagonal scratch running down from the upper left c...
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By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New York, NY
This stunning etching was realized by the baroque master Rembrandt van Rijs in Holland, 1634. The composition pictures Jesus Christ with a hand outstretched, identified with his long flowing locks, donning a robe with a his hand outstretched as he addressed the female figure next to him. The lady holds the well chain with the bucket of freshly drawn water resting on the edge of the cobbled rock well. The lady looks on in rapt attention, one hand resting on the crumbling edge of a embankment. In the background there are a series of archways, and two men in the midst of gossiping (perhaps at the sight of Jesus). Rembrandt executed the etching in delicate chiaroscuro that masterfully illustrates the light, perspective and emotion of the scene as only he is able to. The work depicts Jesus Christ and the woman of Samaria recalling the passage from the biblical verse John 4:5-30 in which Jesus speaks to a peasant Samaritan woman fetching water from a well. "There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, 'Give me a drink.' For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, 'How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?' For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. The parable demonstrates Jesus' kind regard for all peoples regardless of social stature. With its elegant composition and incredible artistry (by one of the most influential and celebrated artists of all time), this work promises to delight discerning collectors of historically important works. It represents a winning acquisition for lovers of fine art (especially those with an interest in first rate Renaissance works), and also those with a penchant for religious and biblical art...
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H 24 in W 23 in D 2.5 in
Bust of a Man Wearing a High Cap, Three-Quarters Right (The Artist's Father ?)
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New York, NY
A very good, dark impression of this etching, with strong contrasts and little to no sign of wear. Biörklund's second state (of 2); Usticke's fifth state (of 7); New Hollstein's sixt...
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Landscape with a cottage and a haybarn (1641), Rembrandt engraving
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Recoleta, CABA
High-quality reproduction, based on photographs of original impressions.
Engraved in the same year as the Chaumière au grand arbre, this etching has some similarities with it, while...
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H 12.64 in W 5.08 in
The Windmill (1641), Rembrandt engraving
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Recoleta, CABA
High-quality reproduction, based on photographs of original impressions.
Gersaint, following the opinion of other scholars of the seventeenth century, thought he could recognize, in...
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Descent from the Cross, Etching
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Austin, TX
COA: This work comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from West Chelsea Contemporary.
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Der Zee-Vaert Lof (ORIGINAL ETCHING BY REMBRANDT)
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New York, NY
ORIGINAL ETCHING BY REMBRANDT
REMBRANDT. Der Zee-Vaert Lof, Handelende vande gedenckwaerdighste Zeevaerden met de Daeraenklevande op en Onderganghen der Voornaemste Heerschappijen d...
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Abraham Francen, Apothecary
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original etching, drypoint and burin printed in black ink on stiff wove paper.
A fine 18th century impression of Bartsch’s tenth and final state, Usticke’s seventh state of nine, Ne...
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Christ Driving the Moneychangers from the Tempte
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original etching printed in black ink on laid paper.
Signed and dated in the plate lower right Rembrandt f. 1635.
A strong, dark 18th century impression of Bartsch’s second and fin...
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Abraham & Isaac
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Rembrandt Van Rijn (Dutch 1606-1669)
Title: Abraham and Isaac
Medium: Etching on Laid Paper (Second & Final State)
Year of Work: 1645
Moveme...
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The Pancake Woman
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original etching printed in black ink on laid paper.
Signed in the plate in the title margin below the image Rembrandt f. 1635.
A fine impression with strong contrasts; Biörklund's...
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Jan Lutma, Goldsmith and Sculptor
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Signed in the plate.
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Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed in the plate lower right
A rich impression printed with some burr and plate tone in the shadows of the figures to the right
Watermark: Ash & Fletcher, Arms of Amsterdam D.c. presumed after 1650
Thought to be a slightly posthumous impression, with alterations in the plate not by Rembrandt.
Reference: Hind 126 ii/II, Bartsch 69 ii/II, New Hollstein 139 ii/IV
Before the retouching of plate and the posthumous editions by Watelet, Basan and Bernard
Note: MMA has a similar impression ii/II that compares very closely with this impression as does the Achenbach Foundation at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Morgan Library.
The National Gallery of Art, Washington has a superior impression of ii/II (as here) with selective inking to achieve dramatic painterly effect.
According to Clifford Ackley in Rembrandt’s Journey Painter Draftsman Etcher, MFA Boston,
“Christ Driving the Money Changer from the Temple is perhaps the most physically energetic episode in Christ’s ministry. Christ’s cleaning the place of worship of those who seek to profit from religion is recounted by all four evangelists (see for example, John 2:13-16. Jesus made himself a flail of rope and wielded it vigorously to drive from the temple the moneychangers and those who sold cattle, sheep and doves for sacrificial offerings. Overturning the tables of the moneychangers, he declares that “My house shall be called the House of Prayer, but ye have made it a Den of Theives” (Luke 19:46).
The figure of Christ is one of Rembrandt’s most blatant creative borrowings. It is a reverse copy of the figure of Christ from the Albrecht Durer print...
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