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Christ preaching ('La Petite Tombe')

Print
ca. 1652 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rembrandt Van Rijn (artist)
Place of origin
Amsterdam (made)

Etching, burin and drypoint depicting a man preaching with a halo above his head, standing with his hands raised, surrounded by a group of people.


Object details

Categories
Biblical Imagery
Christianity
Prints
Object type
print
TitleChrist preaching ('La Petite Tombe') (published title)
Materials and techniques
Etching, burin and drypoint
Paper (Fiber Product)
Etching (Printing Process)
Drypoint
Brief description
Etching, burin and drypoint by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'Christ preaching ('La Petite Tombe')'. Amsterdam, ca. 1652.
Physical description
Etching, burin and drypoint depicting a man preaching with a halo above his head, standing with his hands raised, surrounded by a group of people.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.5cm
  • Width: 20.7cm
Style
Dutch School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides
Object history
C.A. Ionides Bequest.
Subject depicted
Jesus Christ
Associated object
Circ.529-1931
Bibliographic references
  • Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue
  • Bartsch, Adam von. Catalogue raisonné de toutes les estampes qui forment l'oeuvre de Rembrandt (Vienna, 1797), B.67.
  • White, Christopher and Boon, Karel G. Rembrandt's Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue in Two Volumes, I. Text. (Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co; London: A. Zwemmer Ltd., 1969).
  • Blanc, Charles, L'oeuvre complet de Rembrandt, décrit et commenté, (Paris, 1859-61).
  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. (London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923).
  • Biörklund George. Rembrandt's Etchings, True and False: A Summary Catalogue in a Distinctive Chronological Order and Completely Illustrated, (Stockholm, London & Paris, 1955) (2nd ed. 1968).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CAI.642

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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