Beggars receiving alms at the door of a house
Print
1648 (made)
1648 (made)
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Rembrandt's informal depictions of peasants and beggars in episodes from humble, every-day life have been perennially popular with artists and collectors. This cottage scene seems to have been a special favourite, for at least seven different copies exist by various hands.
This etching is unusual in the figure of the boy with his back to the viewer which creates a huddle of figures emphasized by the densely shaded shadows on the left side and highlighted by the blank paper to the right. The man seems to be playing a hurdy-gurdy. The subject of the print relates to that of the Eulenspiegel of 1520, by Lucas van Leyden, which Rembrandt bought for a huge sum of 176 guilders at an auction in 1642. It too features a family of beggars and the man is playing the bag-pipes.
This etching is unusual in the figure of the boy with his back to the viewer which creates a huddle of figures emphasized by the densely shaded shadows on the left side and highlighted by the blank paper to the right. The man seems to be playing a hurdy-gurdy. The subject of the print relates to that of the Eulenspiegel of 1520, by Lucas van Leyden, which Rembrandt bought for a huge sum of 176 guilders at an auction in 1642. It too features a family of beggars and the man is playing the bag-pipes.
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Materials and techniques | Etching, burin and drypoint |
Brief description | Etching, burin and drypoint by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'Beggars receiving alms at the door of a house', third state. Amsterdam, 1648. |
Physical description | Etching, burin and drypoint depicting a man and woman with a child and baby begging at the door of a house and a bearded man in a cap at the door handing over a coin. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Rembrandt f. 1648. (Signed and dated) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides. |
Object history | C.A. Ionides Bequest. |
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Summary | Rembrandt's informal depictions of peasants and beggars in episodes from humble, every-day life have been perennially popular with artists and collectors. This cottage scene seems to have been a special favourite, for at least seven different copies exist by various hands. This etching is unusual in the figure of the boy with his back to the viewer which creates a huddle of figures emphasized by the densely shaded shadows on the left side and highlighted by the blank paper to the right. The man seems to be playing a hurdy-gurdy. The subject of the print relates to that of the Eulenspiegel of 1520, by Lucas van Leyden, which Rembrandt bought for a huge sum of 176 guilders at an auction in 1642. It too features a family of beggars and the man is playing the bag-pipes. |
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Accession number | CAI.672 |
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Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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